Russia aims to empty Ukraine, then 'march victoriously' in — Ukrainian lawmaker

Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Ukrainian lawmaker and Chair of the Committee on Ukraine's Integration into the EU, stated this on Espreso TV.

"Russia's actions are nothing other than genocidal practices, genocide and an attempt to force people in Ukraine to consider leaving the country and to depopulate Ukraine so that, as Russia believes, they can then march victoriously into empty territory," Klympush-Tsintsadze emphasized.

According to the Chair of the Committee on Ukraine's Integration into the EU, our partners, particularly in the EU, clearly understand the situation and are actively increasing assistance, including through the European Energy Community, where a special fund has been established to financially support the purchase of necessary equipment by Ukrainian companies - both state-owned and private.

"Russia is counting on changing the mood of Ukrainian citizens because it cannot capture us militarily on the battlefield and has decided it can strike Ukraine's unprotected population.

I am convinced that we will endure, and I hope that all our partners who sincerely wish us not just survival, but success and are interested in Russia's strategic defeat, are now doing everything possible to help us," Klympush-Tsintsadze added.