Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba advised all critics of the insufficient pace of the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “shut up” and independently fight at the front for the liberation of the Ukrainian land.
The head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said this at a joint briefing with his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albarez Bueno in the city of Toledo, where an informal meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the EU member states is being held.
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— Criticizing the slow pace of the counteroffensive is tantamount to spitting in the face of a Ukrainian soldier who daily sacrifices his life to move forward and liberate one kilometer of Ukrainian land after another. I would recommend that all critics shut up, come to Ukraine and try to free one square centimeter, — emphasized Dmitry Kuleba.
Recall that in the second half of the summer, articles about the slow pace of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to appear in the Western press more and more often. In particular, Bloomberg reported that Ukraine's European allies are concerned about the extremely slow pace of advancement of the Ukrainian military. They fear that in the absence of significant progress before the onset of winter, the United States may stop actively supporting Ukraine, and Europe will not be able to provide Kiev with everything it needs.
At the same time, retired US General Jack Keane noted that Washington should focus on helping Ukraine fight the war the way it wants, not chirping from outside.
Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said the UAF counteroffensive is going according to plan. Heavy fighting continues in the Eastern direction, the enemy is actively using all types of artillery, tactical and army aviation.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised the progress of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister In Hungary, Viktor Orban said that Ukraine is allegedly on the way to losing the war due to the predominance of Russian troops in numbers.
Full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for 554 days.
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