In an interview from Kyiv, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba struck a defiant tone, saying Russia's planned annexation of four Ukrainian regions on Friday following so-called referendums changes "nothing" for Ukraine. Ukraine and the world.
The Ukrainian diplomat sees the annexations and the recent partial mobilization in Russia as "signs of weakness" of the Russian president.
He adds that "many Russians are going to die just because Putin cannot recognize that he is losing this war."