Ukraine has declared on the thousandth day since the Russian invasion that it will "never" surrender, regardless of the severe difficulties on the battlefield and the uncertainty about the continuation of support from the US, reported France Press.
"Ukraine will never surrender to the occupiers, and the Russian military will be punished for having violated international law," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine emphasized in a communique.
Security cannot be restored "without the restoration of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine", the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry also emphasized. It also states that during the three years of hostilities, Russia has deepened its military alliance with Iran and North Korea, which pose a growing threat to global security and stability.
"The increasing interaction between these three regimes shows that Russian aggression against Ukraine is a global threat that is destabilizing Europe, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. It requires a global response," the communique noted.
"We need peace by force, not appeasement," added the Foreign Office, referring to the "policy of appeasement," referring to Britain's attempts to avoid war with Nazi Germany by making ultimately futile concessions to Adolf Hitler .
Ukraine has been retreating for months in many front-line sectors, facing a better-armed and outnumbered Russian army. Its territorial losses accelerated from the beginning of autumn. At the same time, Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House from next January has raised fears in Kiev that he may try to force it to accept territorial concessions, handing Russia a military, political and diplomatic victory and boosting Russian President Vladimir Putin's geopolitical ambitions Putin, notes AFP.