Kuleba should revisit his reasoning for being against diplomacy. From his June 2022 article pushing for more weapons and rejecting the idea of negotiation. Surely he would change the arrogant tone if he knew where his country would be in 2024. When you gamble and lose, you just lose. How Ukraine Will Win - Kyiv’s Theory of Victory https://mfa.gov.ua/en/news/stattya-ministra-zakordonnih-sprav-ukrayini-dmitra-kulebi-yakoyu-bude-peremoga-ukrayini-bachennya-kiyeva ... Ukraine can proceed further into Luhansk and Donetsk until he is either willing to negotiate in good faith or until our army reaches and secures Ukraine’s internationally recognized border. And whether Russian troops choose to retreat or are forced to, Ukraine will then be able to speak with Russia from a position of strength. We can seek a fair diplomatic settlement with a weakened and more constructive Russia. It ultimately means Putin will be forced to accept Ukrainian terms, even if he denies it publicly. [...] They [western decision makers/Europe/US] will see that our mission—substantially weakening Russia—will enable them, and the rest of the world, to seriously negotiate with a humbled and more constructive Moscow. We look forward to this day; any war ends with diplomacy. But that moment has not yet come. Right now, it is clear that Putin’s path to the negotiating table lays solely through battleground defeats.
