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European Commissioner Andrus Kubilius. Photo: Andrus Kubilius/Facebook
Defense and space European Commissioner Andrus Kubilius stated that Russia itself continues to escalate the war, after which Ukraine responds with strikes against targets on Russian territory. This is how he reacted to the Russian strike on the Security Service of Ukraine building in Kyiv and suggested that Russian special services could become targets of Ukrainian attacks.
This was reported by Andrus Kubilius, according to News.LIVE.
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What Kubilius said about Ukraine's response
Kubilius noted that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin effectively “has brought the war back” onto Russian soil with his own actions. According to him, Moscow continues to raise the level of escalation, after which Ukraine responds with mirror measures.
“Putin has brought the war back to Russia: he intensifies the situation, and then Ukrainians respond with mirror measures,” the European commissioner wrote on X.
He also stated that the consequences of this policy include hits on Russia's oil refining infrastructure and problems with international air travel.
“That is precisely how Putin destroyed most of Russia's oil refineries, lost international flights, and now the KGB and the GRU will wait for a Ukrainian drone to fly into their offices,” Kubilius noted.
Why Kubilius talked about Russian security services
The statement came after a Russian drone strike on the SBU building in central Kyiv on 4 September. According to Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky, the drone was aimed directly at the head of the SBU, Oleksandr Poklad.
After the attack, Zelensky announced preparations for “appropriate and tangible” actions in response. Kubilius, commenting on the strike, suggested that Ukraine could respond to Russia with analogous measures.
What is known about the strike on the SBU
News.LIVE reported that 4 September, a Russian drone struck the central building of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv. According to President Zelensky, the drone was directed at the office of the SBU head Oleksandr Poklad.
News.LIVE also wrote that the strike on the SBU building could be connected with the upcoming visit by American representatives Steve Bieff and Jared Kushner to Kyiv. Political science doctoral candidate Illya Kotov suggested that the Kremlin wanted to demonstrate the lack of safe places in the Ukrainian capital.
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