Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, during his participation, today, Friday, in the extraordinary meeting of NATO foreign ministers, called for his country's support before it is too late.
Kuleba said in a recorded speech - which he later posted on his Twitter account - act now, and do not let Russian President Vladimir Putin turn Ukraine into Syria.
"We are ready to continue the fight, but we need partners to help us with concrete, resolute and swift actions," he added.
Took part in the extraordinary meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers.
My message: act now before it's too late.
Don't let Putin turn Ukraine into Syria.
We are ready to fight.
We will continue fighting.
But we need partners to help us with concrete, resolute and swift actions, now.
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— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) March 4, 2022
Earlier on Friday, Kuleba accused Russian soldiers of committing rapes in Ukrainian cities.
Kuleba did not provide any evidence for his allegations, and the prosecution could not yet be independently verified.
"When bombs fall on your cities and when soldiers rape women in occupied cities, and we have many cases - unfortunately - in which Russian soldiers raped women in Ukrainian cities, it is of course difficult to talk," Kuleba said - at a seminar at Chatham House in London. on the feasibility of international law.
At the dawn of last February 24, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine, and it is believed that thousands were killed or injured in the attack, and about a million refugees fled.
The United States, Britain, Japan, Canada and the European Union imposed tough economic sanctions on Russia.
Russia describes its actions in Ukraine as a "special operation" aimed not at occupying territory, but at overthrowing the government, destroying its neighbor's military capabilities, and apprehending what it considers nationalist extremists.