In an interview with FRANCE 24 from Kyiv, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba struck a defiant tone, saying that the planned annexation this Friday by Russia of four Ukrainian regions following so-called referendums changes “nothing” for Ukraine and the world. The top Ukrainian diplomat said that the annexations and the recent partial mobilisation in Russia were a “sign of weakness” of Russian President Vladimir Putin, but added that “many Russians will die simply because Putin can’t recognise that he is losing this war”.
