Ukrainian FM: “The main Russian military strategy is this: if you can’t capture something, you have to destroy it completely. That is why Russian missiles and drones destroy Ukrainian cities every day”
07/01/2024
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba at a press conference held in Kyiv on 7 January 2024. Credit: Screenshot from the video.
On 7 January, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Russia’s destruction of Ukrainian cities with missiles and drones on a daily basis is part of its primary military “strategy,” which can be phrased as if you can’t capture something, you have to utterly destroy it.
He said it at a joint press conference with Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoko Kamikawa in Kyiv, according to Ukrinform. The Japanese top diplomat made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on 7 January for the first time since taking the post in September 2023.
“I emphasized to my counterpart that the main Russian military strategy is this: if you can’t capture something, you have to completely destroy it. That is why Russian missiles and drones destroy Ukrainian cities every day. They can’t capture us so they are trying to destroy us,”Kuleba said.
At the press conference, Dmytro Kuleba mentioned that during its tenure as the Chair of the Group of Seven, Japan extended an invitation to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to attend a summit in Hiroshima, during which a decision was made to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets through a donation.
Minister Kamikawa said Japan would assist Ukraine’s health sector and shelter development for women and children. She said that Japan would continue strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries for Ukraine’s further development.
“I condemn the prolonged missile and drone attacks by Russia on all regions of Ukraine, including Kyiv, even during the New Year holidays. I express my respect for the courage of the Ukrainian people united against Russian aggression,” Minister Kamikawa said.
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“I emphasized to my counterpart that the main Russian military strategy is this: if you can’t capture something, you have to completely destroy it. That is why Russian missiles and drones destroy Ukrainian cities every day. They can’t capture us so they are trying to destroy us,”Kuleba said.”
Thanks to recalcitrant allies and the insidious efforts of the magaputler turds, the dirty, filthy rat nazi bastards are succeeding.
The support of Japan is of course welcome. But as a major economic power they should be doing a LOT more for Ukraine.
Given Japan’s terrible fascist imperialist past, it, like Germany, has an extra responsibility to help stamp out such behaviour.
Japan contributed today’s equivalent of $20 billion to the Gulf War coalition. It should do exactly the same for Ukraine.
NOW.
Yeah, and never mind the fact that the maga crew had nothing to do with either Moskali invasions. You need to remove your blinders bro, we already have one horse face we don’t need another…;) If you try, you can see the whole picture, not just your current TDS view.
Your man and his nazi-loving acolytes are in favour at best of the partition of Ukraine; at worst its total destruction.
I am not.
TDS exists. You are the sufferer. Not I.
Sorry, your projection isn’t working. You expect everyone to think like you…or they should die. You’re really not much different, psychologically, than Putler himself. Its too bad you can’t see blame on both sides, that would be very Ukrainian of you.
“Its too bad you can’t see blame on both sides“
Ukraine – Russia?
The blame is on one side only.
In case you mean Dem-Rep. the blame for the blocked aid lies exclusively with the magaputler bloc. No one else. But please name the people you blame for the blockage?
You have gone back again to ad hom attacks as well; smearing me baselessly of having putler’s psychology. I will ignore that gutter level shit for now.
Your hero has been talking about partitioning Ukraine for the best part of a decade and been putting out pro-Russia talking points since even before putler; the 1980’s in fact. But he came to the attention of the KGB even before that.
I’m talking about politics and you know it