A Ukrainian army officer until two years ago, Tereshchenko is preparing for a possible Russian attack. He wants Nato to rule out membership for Ukraine and effectively to return eastern Europe to a Russian zone of influence. Russian troops take part in drills at a firing range in the Rostov region of southern Russia last month. At the same time, eastern Ukraine became part of the Russian empire. Ukrainian statehood was too precious and too hard won to be sacrificed once again to Russian ambitions, he suggested.

Source: The Guardian January 10, 2022 23:35 UTC