We don't have Plan B, only Plan A – Ukrainian Foreign Minister on Western aid
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said that Ukraine believes in Plan A regarding military support from Western countries and has no Plan B in case it is stopped.
Source: Kuleba in an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, quoted by European Pravda
Details: When asked what Ukraine's Plan B is to compensate for the lack of weapons it cannot get from Western countries, Kuleba said: "We do not have a Plan B. We are confident in Plan A."
Quote: "Ukraine will always fight with the resources it has. And as the [NATO] Secretary General correctly said, what is given to Ukraine is not charity. It is an investment in the defence of NATO, and in the defence of the prosperity of the American people."
More details: Kuleba explained that in the event of a "theoretical victory" for Russia in Ukraine, "other leaders around the world will be tempted to follow in Russia's footsteps", and this will require a "much, much higher price" from the United States.
Quote: "Those who believe in their foreign policy calculations that Putin would not dare attack a NATO country if he saw that he could succeed in Ukraine are making a huge mistake and should change their jobs."
"So whatever the price is today, the price of everything that will happen if Ukraine does not get help today will be much, much higher. And that's why we believe in Plan A, we're working on Plan A, and we will implement it."
Background:
- The US Congress has not approved additional funding for Ukraine by the end of 2023, which is why the White House cannot announce further military aid packages. The European Union is also discussing the approval of a four-year, €50 billion fund to support Kyiv.
- In a phone call on Wednesday, top EU diplomat Josep Borrell and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski agreed on the need to increase military support for Ukraine, including long-range missiles and anti-aircraft missiles.
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