Kiev wants not only defensive weapons but also offensive ones from Western partners, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has said
“If the Danish government takes a tough stance and contacts partners, including those from the alliance and the European Union, and there is real assistance with arms, technology for Ukraine, it will stop the ‘aggressor, and he will not go on the offensive.’ Weapons, I mean not only of a defensive nature, but also of an offensive nature”, – Reznikov said.
The Ukrainian minister also called for new economic and political sanctions against Russia.
“We will defend ourselves, but help us. We need electronic warfare, electronic reconnaissance, anti-missile systems, cyber defence, we need to strengthen our fleet”, – the defence minister said.
We shall remind you that the USA and Kiev have been claiming the concentration of Russian military forces near the Ukrainian border since November. They claim that Russia may “attack” Ukraine in January-February 2022.
Moscow, for its part, denies all the accusations. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the other day that the Ukrainian authorities were duping its citizens by turning them against Russia.