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On Friday, 4 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine said that some foreign delegations temporarily canceled visits to Ukraine. Andrii Sybiha did not specify who he was referring to.
He cited the security situation in the capital as the reason for that decision. The foreign minister said this at a joint press conference with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade of the Republic of North Macedonia, Timcho Mucunski, in Kyiv.
What did Sybiha say?
The foreign minister said he was glad to welcome his colleague to Kyiv. He noted that Mucunski was not afraid to visit the capital despite the Russian strikes.
"Thank you for this truly visit of courage and solidarity against the backdrop of Russian escalation. And it is also true and a fact that some delegations postponed their visits to Ukraine, and our friend Timcho is with us today. I greatly appreciate that,"
Sybiha said.
The diplomat did not answer journalists' questions about whether he was referring to the postponed visit of Donald Trump's representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, or whether Russia's morning attack on Zhuliany airport was an attempt to derail the arrival of the American delegates.
Sybiha emphasized that the Kremlin does not want to end the war and is instead pursuing a path of escalation.
"Instead of peace, Putin chose escalation. Failing to achieve his goals on the battlefield, he has turned to state terror, to missile terror. We see this in Kyiv and across Ukraine and feel it daily,"
the diplomat stressed.
He noted that one of the goals of the Russian attacks is to influence public sentiment and to attempt to destroy Ukraine's energy system ahead of winter. Sybiha also emphasized that by its actions Russia is undermining all the attempts of world leaders to stop this process.
The foreign minister added that Ukraine expects a new dynamic in interaction with the United States regarding the peace process.
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