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We Are ‘Ready to Defend Our Country,' Says Ukrainian Official amid Russian Build-up
[National Review] Halifax, Canada — A top adviser to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky declared that his country is ready to stare Russian president Vladimir Putin, amid a massive buildup of Russian troops and military equipment that the U.S. and its allies worry might foreshadow a further assault. Kyiv is already fighting a deadly conflict against Russian-backed forces occupying vast swaths of the eastern part of Ukraine."Are we afraid of Russia’s aggression? No. We have paid a huge price for this. Fourteen thousand of our citizens have died in this war," said Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s national-security and defense council, at the Halifax International Security Forum this evening. "Putin will not have an easy walk by our country. We are ready to defend our country." The Ukrainian official, a top adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, was addressing reporters on the sidelines of the annual meeting after planned appearances by the Ukrainian foreign and defense ministers at the forum were scrapped as Kyiv anticipates a potential Russian attack. Posted by: Besoeker 2021-11-21 |
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