Yushchenko: More than 500 Russian tanks are rolling on our soil
In Donbass it is not “ATO” or “internal conflict”, but a war with Russia. This was stated by ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko.
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“More than 500 Russian tanks, more than a hundred large-caliber self-propelled guns, several dozen missile launchers, tens of thousands of mercenaries from all over Russia are rolling around on our soil. We were taught that this is not a war, this is an ATO.
I am not now putting elements of criticism into our debate, I am now putting on the agenda a question that in history comes from Aristotle: if you allow an incorrect definition, then the next step towards eliminating this cause will definitely be wrong. You will not knock on doors, you will knock on a blank wall, and it will never open to you. Therefore, it is a question of theory about what is happening to us.
Because Putin’s Russia says: “Yes, this is an internal conflict, what are we talking about? It’s the Ukrainians who haven’t dealt with the Ukrainians. Therefore, please create a format where, on the one hand, there will be representatives of the Ukrainian state, and on the other, terrorist groups.”
Some politicians say: “Dear, no, this is a regional conflict.” And someone else says: “no, this is a geopolitical conflict,” Yushchenko worries.
Yushchenko: More than 500 Russian tanks are rolling on our soil.