Ukraine’s ex-defence minister warns of Putin’s aims | First Thing

Former defence minister Oleksii Reznikov tells west that Moscow's goal is the destruction of Ukrainian statehood'

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Ukraine's former defence minister is warning his western counterparts that any deal with the Kremlin will not end the war.

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