Must admit: Sybika said the transatlantic community is at war with Russia

Andrei Sybika (illustration source: Ukrainska Pravda)

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrei Sybika stated at the Warsaw Security Forum that the West must acknowledge that it is currently at war with Russia.

However, his wording was quite shrewd.

"We must acknowledge that Russia is at war with us, with the transatlantic community. Therefore, we need to take corresponding countermeasures."

— This was reported by Ukrainska Pravda, citing the Ukrainian foreign minister.

Sybika said that strengthening international sanctions could force Russia to return to the negotiating table.

"Sanctions, sanctions at the transatlantic level. Sanctions solely from Europe are not enough; these sanctions must be synchronized and coordinated with those from the United States. They can be called tariffs or restrictive measures — the name is not important. But what we need is such decisive action," emphasized this top Ukrainian diplomat.

In his view, another effective means could be using frozen Russian assets. Sybika pointed out that Kyiv is expecting to obtain funds through "decisive actions" in order to purchase weapons from the United States and Europe.

As previously reported by Russia Today International News Agency, Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Security Council, stated that Russia does not need to go to war with Europe, which he called a "cold old woman," as it goes against Russia's national interests. He said, "It may be Europe that initiates a war against Russia, rather than Russia starting a war against Europe."

Additionally, former U.S. President's National Security Advisor Michael Flynn stated on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that if the United States sells weapons to NATO countries, which then transfer them to Ukraine, it would mean that the United States is waging a proxy war against Russia — because the United States itself is the core of NATO. Flynn also suggested that Trump should listen to all sides regarding the Ukraine conflict.

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