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Ukraine sees Russia's massive attack as Putin's message to G7
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Ukraine sees Russia's massive attack as Putin's message to G7

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiga stated that Russia's massive missile and drone attack on Kyiv was a message from President Putin to the G7 and European Council summits.
  • Sybiga accused Putin of choosing terror over diplomacy and targeting unique cultural and religious sites, comparing Russia to the Islamic State group.
  • Ukraine's Foreign Ministry urged the G7 and European leaders to increase pressure on Moscow and bolster air defense aid to Ukraine.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiga characterized Russia's recent large-scale assault on Kyiv as a deliberate message from President Vladimir Putin to the G7 and European Council summits. The attack, which killed ten people and damaged several domes of a Kyiv cathedral, was seen by Sybiga as Putin's choice of "terror over diplomacy."

Putin sends a message to the G7 and European Council summits this week: he opts for terror instead of diplomacy.

— Andrii SybigaUkraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiga stated this following a new massive Russian attack on Kyiv.

Speaking via his X account, Sybiga echoed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's call for increased pressure on Moscow. He urged the G7 and European leaders to respond by strengthening sanctions against Russia and significantly boosting air defense assistance to Ukraine. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense claimed the strikes, involving 70 missiles and over 600 drones, primarily targeted Ukrainian military industry facilities.

he opts for terror instead of diplomacy

— Andrii SybigaUkraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiga stated this on his X account.

Sybiga further condemned Putin as "the worst barbarian of the 21st century," alleging that Russian forces deliberately target "unique religious and cultural monuments." He cited previous attacks on historical sites like the Kharkiv Art Museum and the House of Organ and Chamber Music in Dnipro as evidence of this pattern. Earlier on X, Sybiga had drawn parallels between Russia's actions and the Islamic State group's destruction of historical heritage.

the worst barbarian of the 21st century

— Andrii SybigaUkraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiga called Putin this.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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