So far, Ukraine has managed to unblock the provision of almost all types of weapons by its partners, except for combat fighters and long-range missiles, Ukrinform reports.
"Yes, it takes time, and yes, we would like it to take less time for our partners to make a decision, but in the end, we get everything we ask for, except for two big things that have not been unblocked yet - Western combat fighters and long-range missiles. Everything else has been unblocked in one form or another," Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said during a panel discussion at Ukraine House in Davos, Switzerland.
Kuleba noted that at the beginning of the full-scale war, almost all conversations with potential supplier countries began with denial, especially when it came to the most sophisticated types of weapons. He cited Sweden and its decision to provide Ukraine with Archer self-propelled artillery systems as an example. Another unblocked issue, the Foreign Minister said, was the transfer of tanks, which required significant efforts of diplomacy and the diaspora.
"We see how things are speeding up... When we unlock long-range missiles and aircraft - I am absolutely convinced of this - our list of the most needed weapons will be complete," the minister concluded.
"We understand how important this year is, we are aware of Russia's intentions. We must be prepared for its attempts to win on the battlefield and prevent this from happening. But our goals in the war remain unchanged - the full restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders," Kuleba said.
The foreign minister added that when asked when he would open a bottle of champagne to celebrate Ukraine's victory, he gives a very simple answer: when the last square centimetre of Ukrainian territory is back under Ukraine's control.
The head of the Ukrainian diplomacy noted that the main goal is accompanied by many others: justice, reparations, post-war reconstruction, and guarantees that Russia will not repeat its aggression.
According to Kuleba, he is often asked whether the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity includes Crimea.
"When journalists or politicians add 'including Crimea', they unwittingly reinforce the Russian narrative that Crimea is something special, that there is the territory of Ukraine and the territory of Crimea. This should not be done. There should be one simple approach: Crimea is no different from Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Kyiv or any Ukrainian region," Kuleba emphasized.
He noted that this is all Ukraine, and every piece of our land must return under our control.