Fmr. Ukrainian Official Olena Tregub on Weak Sanctions, Civilian Massacre, and the Future of Eastern Europe.

Although the allies are increasingly convinced that Ukraine could win the war, their assistance remains insufficient in the eyes of Ukrainians.

AUTHOR JULIO M. SHILING 05.06.22  3 MINUTE READ

Olena Trgeub, head of Ukraine’s Defense Anti-Corruption Commission, was exclusively interviewed by our El American contributor Julio M. Shiling about her views regarding the Russian invasion, the role of the West in the defense of her country, and the future of her nation after the war.

Tregub agrees with experts that Ukraine is winning the war, not only in terms of military strength and coordination, but on moral grounds too. Although to get to that point it was necessary to convince Europe and allies in the West that the great Russian power had much to lose.

“The collective West didn’t believe that Ukraine could win, and they even predicted that Kyiv would fall within 72 hours, but Ukrainians demonstrated that the West underestimated the will of Ukrainian people, the training and the skills of Ukrainian armed forces, and now we see Ukrainians fighting for more than two months against the biggest, the third army in the world” Tregub said.

Although European countries and allies are increasingly convinced that Ukraine could win the war against Russia, Western assistance remains insufficient in the eyes of the Ukrainians, who insist on the need to increase their offensive capabilities to push back Putin’s army....

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