Blinken declared failure of Putin's plan in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin's initial plan to wipe Ukraine off the map to include it in Russia has failed.

This was stated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, The Guardian reports.

"On Ukraine, we were able to bring so many countries together, not just in Europe, but beyond, because countries recognise that there was an aggression, not only against Ukraine, but against some of the foundational principles of the international system," he said at the World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

According to him, if this challenge is left unpunished, "would-be aggressors everywhere would take note, and we would have a world of more conflict, not less conflict".

At the same time, Blinken noted that the coalition helped "incredibly courageous Ukrainians repel the aggression, and now it’s an ongoing effort, and ongoing struggle".

"The designs that Vladimir Putin had on Ukraine to begin with, to erase it from the map, to subsume it into Russia, that no longer exists. That’s failed," he said.

Blinken also added that there is a plan that will allow Ukraine to succeed over time: "a strong country: militarily, economically, democratically".

Author – Anastasiya Glotova, 29/04/2024