According to the Minister of Defense, his comments are not controversial, but “true” and “fact”.
Ukraine has become a “de facto” member of the military alliance NATO, claims the Ukrainian defense minister Would be Reznikov British Broadcasting Corporation In an interview with the BBC (you go to another service).
Reznikov justified his claim with the fact that Western countries have changed their approach to arming Ukraine.
The minister said he was sure that Ukraine would get long-needed weapons such as tanks and fighter jets.
Reznikov denied to the BBC that his comments were controversial.
– Why controversial? It is true. It’s a fact. I am sure that in the near future we will become a member of NATO, de jure, Reznikov told the BBC.
The Minister of Defense also claimed in an interview that every day an estimated 500-600 Russian fighters die in the battles in Ukraine. According to him, only a tenth of the Ukrainian soldiers die compared to the losses of the Russians.
According to the BBC, the numbers given by Reznikov cannot be independently verified.
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