Moscow's Rhetoric Escalates to 2022 Levels – Ukrainian Foreign Ministry

This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiha on the social network X, Ukrinform reports.

“Russian demands and ultimatums have not changed for many years. Russia seeks to limit Ukraine's army, its defense capability, military aid from allies, and block Ukraine's accession to NATO. Russia's rhetoric reveals its true intentions. All these demands have one thing in common: Moscow wants to see Ukraine weak and defenseless. The issue is not NATO or “security considerations,” Sibikha emphasized.

According to him, Russia's goal is to continue to destroy the Ukrainian state, occupy its lands, seize its mineral resources, and use its human and other potential for further aggression.

“There should be no illusions on this matter,” the minister emphasized.

Sibikha noted that Moscow's rhetoric has reached the level of 2022, which indicates a return to full-scale military propaganda.

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“Russia is trying to take advantage of the current geopolitical momentum. We are observing this Russian strategy and will never accept anything that leaves Ukraine weak or defenseless. On the contrary, a true and just peace requires reliable and long-term security guarantees to maintain it,” he concluded.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, Sybiga commented on the Russian attack on the Dnieper, calling it Putin's reaction to the US proposals for a ceasefire.