Ukraine’s Foreign Minister: Ukraine’s army is the second strongest in the world after the US

Ukrainian soldiers in the city of Severodonetsk in the Donbass region on April 7, afp

NBC on April 10 quoted Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba claims the country has one of the strongest armies in the world, shown in its resistance Russian military campaign over the past 6 weeks.

“The truth is we know how to fight. We have the capacity,” he said in an interview.

“I think it is not an exaggeration to say that Ukraine has proven to have one of the strongest armies in the world, perhaps the second strongest after the United States. Not in terms of numbers, but in terms of experience and combat ability,” said Kuleba.

Besides, he thinks that hostilities would not have taken place if Ukraine had been a member NATO.

“But all we need is to be provided with modern weapons of all kinds. So we offer the West and NATO a fair deal: you provide everything you need and we fight so that you don’t have to stand up in the war,” he called.

Sheet Business Insiders quoted many Ukrainians telling about the devastation caused by the war in this country, rocket fire roared in the sky at night, they had to share bulletproof vests.

Foreign Minister Kuleba (right) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speak after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Belgium on April 7 afp

The war forced millions of Ukrainians to flee their homeland. To date, more than 4.5 million people have left since hostilities began on February 24.

In the interview, Foreign Minister Kuleba said that Ukraine had “won the battle” in Kyiv but warned of increased conflict in the Donbass, as the Russian convoy headed towards the area.

“It is correct to say that Ukraine won the battle in Kyiv. Now another match is coming in Donbass. Of course we are ready, working with our partners to have the necessary weapons and almost everything needed to win,” he said.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki agreed that Ukraine “basically won the battle at Kyiv”, defending the capital with its courage, as well as US$1.7 billion worth of aid, according to Radio. Fox News.

Earlier on March 29, Russian Defense Minister military of Russia in Ukraine”>Sergei Shoigu announced that Russia fulfilled the main objective of phase 1 of the operation military especially in Ukraine is to reduce the fighting power of the Ukrainian armed forces and will switch to the main target of Donbass.