Moscow trying to weaken Europe on several fronts - Kuleba

The Russian government is pursuing attempts on several fronts to weaken Europe, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said.

According to Ukrinform, he said this in an interview with Financial Times.

"We think that the use of migrants against Belarus, the situation around Nord Stream 2, the disinformation campaigns, the military build-up by Russia, are all part of a broader picture. Russia is involved in all of these situations," Kuleba said.

According to him, Moscow is deploying its troops near the Ukrainian border for a particular reason. "What we have now is the infrastructure that is set up for a large number of troops and a lot of state-of-the-art military equipment that can be deployed against Ukraine or used as leverage," Kuleba said.

He also hinted that allies' steps could range from military assistance to economic countermeasures. "We know what every partner can do. Some can work with us on the military track. Others prefer to act through economic measures. Someone else can only do political messaging. It is important to pool all these elements together and based on the capacity and the political and readiness of every partner to make a contribution," Kuleba said.

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