Ukraine Says Western Allies Shouldn’t Fear Russia Falling Apart

KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian foreign minister urges its allies not to fear the possible disintegration of the Russian state as a result of war, while defending Kiev’s right to attack targets on Russian soil and vowed that Ukraine would never accept a peaceful resolution that would leave the occupied lands, including Crimea, under Moscow’s control.

Although Ukraine’s Western allies are united in the goal of averting a Ukrainian defeat, not all aim for an all-out military victory for Ukraine, with Kiev not only regaining lands lost since the February invasion but also the Crimean Peninsula and other areas. of the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk fell under Russian rule in 2014.