Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Saturday he blames \u201ceveryone who is not doing enough\u201d for Ukraine\u2019s recent setbacks on the battlefield as he admitted the current situation on the frontline was \u201ctough.\u201d <\/p>\n
Kuleba\u2019s comments come after Moscow has ramped up its offensive in northern Ukraine. Last week it launched its most surprising operation in two years of war, crossing the northern border in renewed attempts to take Kharkiv, the country\u2019s second most populous city. <\/p>\n
Vovchansk, in the northern Kharkiv region, has faced an onslaught, with Russian forces claiming to control surrounding villages, forcing civilians to flee. <\/p>\n
It comes as Kyiv\u2019s forces are thinly stretched, with much less artillery than the Russians, inadequate air defenses and a lack of soldiers. <\/p>\n
Kuleba described Ukraine\u2019s current position on the frontline as \u201ctough.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cRussia is strong, we are suffering from\u2026 insufficient supplies of military assistance which we are forced to compensate with heroism and sacrifice of our soldiers,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cSo the main message remains the same: send us everything. Because we have proven over these two years that when our soldiers have everything they need, we succeed, and when we don\u2019t have everything that we need, we don\u2019t,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n
The foreign minister went on to say the situation on the battlefield would be different if countries did more to assist Ukraine, claiming that if every country were to follow Estonia\u2019s footsteps in allocating 1% of GDP to military aid for Ukraine they would be able to perform better on the battlefield. <\/p>\n
\u201cEstonia is a country that proves to the whole world that a small country with a big heart can make a big difference and it\u2019s a paradigm for everyone to follow,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Kuleba said Ukraine will \u201cwork hard on plan A which is the continuation of support and ramping up support to make Ukraine win.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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