The US ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, considered this Wednesday that the announcement of the partial mobilization of citizens in Russia and the referendums for the annexation of Ukrainian territories are a “sign of weakness, of failure” of the Russian authorities.
“Referendums and similar mobilizations are signs of weakness, of Russian failure,” Brink said on the social network Twitter, assuring that his country will continue “supporting Ukraine as long as necessary.”
One of the advisers to the Ukrainian presidency, Mykhailo Podoliak, scoffed at the Kremlin’s announcements, recalling the failure of Russia’s plan for a blitzkrieg in Ukraine and how Moscow continues to deny its military failures in Ukraine.
“The Russians who demanded the destruction of Ukraine, in the end, ended up getting: 1. Mobilization. 2. Borders closed, bank accounts blocked. 3. Jail for desertion. Everything still going according to plan, right? Great sense of humor” Podoliak said on Twitter.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday a “partial mobilization” of the country’s citizens, as the war in Ukraine approaches the seventh month of conflict, in a message addressed to the nation.
The false referendums and the mobilization are signs of weakness, of Russian failure. The United States will never recognize Russia’s claim to allegedly annexed Ukrainian territory, and we will continue to support Ukraine as long as necessary.
– Ambassador Bridget A. Brink (@USAmbKyiv) September 21, 2022
The measure, which is already in force, is due to the need to defend the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, stressed the Russian head of state, in the message broadcast on television.
Russia, which invaded Ukraine on February 24, is ready to use “all means” at its disposal to “protect itself”, said Putin, who has accused the West of trying to destroy the country.
The announcement of the “partial mobilization” of Russians of fighting age paves the way for an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine.
On the other hand, the authorities of the pro-Russian separatist territories of the Ukrainian region of Donbass have announced that they will hold referendums from September 23 to 27 to decide on their annexation by Russia.
The military offensive launched on February 24 by Russia in Ukraine has already caused the flight of more than 13 million people -more than six million internally displaced persons and more than 7.2 million to European countries-, according to the most recent data from the UN, which places this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since the Second World War (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion – justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by the generality of the international community, which has responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and imposing them on Russia. political and economic sanctions.
The UN presented as confirmed since the beginning of the war 5,916 dead and 8,616 wounded civilians, underlining that these figures are far below the real ones.
Source: TSF
