Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said Ukraine needs two things the most. These are the air defence warfare and the use of frozen Russian assets.
Ukraine needs air defence warfare and Russia's frozen assets
He made such a statement during the Ukrainian breakfast within the framework of the World Economic Forum.
Kuleba explained that air defence consists of planes, missiles, interceptors, and radio electronics. He believes it will be much stronger if Ukraine can protect its sky and oust Russia.
Kuleba is also pushing for Ukraine's support to build better cooperation between defence industries to ensure supply stability.
Regarding frozen assets, he said that Russia should pay for damages in Ukraine. Kuleba disagreed with the arguments that legal restrictions within financial regulation prevent their use.
Assets frozen in only three countries, Great Britain, Luxembourg and Switzerland, will finance the repair of all damaged infrastructure in Ukraine, such as airports, bridges and roads. If you also take the 180 billion euros of Russian assets frozen in the Euroclear system in Belgium, it will fund a wider effort to restore and repair hospitals and schools, says Kuleba.
Ukraine's plans for the near future
Kuleba was also asked what plans Ukraine has for the next few months. The minister answers that it is to fight and win.
He noted that almost all Russian missiles and drones produced in the last two years have many Western spare parts. According to some data, 95% of modern Russian weapons come from the West.
And this is not because the sanctions are bad, but because they have set up business schemes to circumvent them. The West has the best financial development in the world. I do not believe that they do not have the ability to track and stop these shipments. Because you pay twice: firstly, you pay when you help Ukraine recover from the attacks, and secondly, you pay with your reputation, because the weapons that fly to attack Ukraine have components from Western countries, Kuleba said.
