US Department of Defense Spokesman John KirbyWASHINGTON, Apr 8 The US wants to see how Russia will be defeated in his special military operation in Ukraine, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Friday. «We want to see Mr. (Russian President) Vladimir Putin and the Russian army… Ukraine, about its sovereignty, the lives of its citizens who are being destroyed. Obviously, we want this to end and for Ukraine to restore its integrity,» Kirby said at the briefing.
What Russia should do with Ukraine He declined to directly answer the clarifying question whether this means that the United States is ready to support the offensive operations of Ukrainian troops in Russian Crimea, as well as in the DPR and LPR. «I will not go into the details of future operations. What I am ready to say is that we will continue to support Ukraine in its efforts to protect its citizens and sovereignty,» the US military spokesman said. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24 . President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. In response, Western countries have introduced a number of new anti-Russian sanctions. Many foreign companies have suspended their work in the Russian Federation. As stated in the Kremlin, Western sanctions are very serious, Russia was preparing for them in advance, they require analysis and coordination of departments in order to develop response measures that meet the interests of the Russian Federation. Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that the policy of containment and weakening of Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. Ukraine was supposed to rally the «free world», but something went wrong
