The Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs thanks Romania

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba thanked Romania "wholeheartedly" for the help given to Ukraine since the beginning of the crisis generated by Russia's military aggression, writes Agerpres.

He called to receive heavy weapons in order to stabilize the front line, stressing that "there are limits to courage."

"I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart Romania, our good friend and neighbor, for everything it has done since the beginning of this large-scale invasion against Ukraine", Kuleba said on Thursday in a videoconference speech at a security forum, hosted in Bucharest.

This is the 22nd edition of the Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum format, entitled "The War in Ukraine: Reshaping the Global Security Map", an event organized at the Palace of Parliament.

In a speech to forum participants, Kuleba stressed that Putin wants to provoke a crisis in Europe and is motivated by "hatred of the well-being of Europeans."

"Putin's idea is simple, he wants to impose Russian standards on the whole world, namely the lack of justice. He is motivated by hatred of the well-being of Europeans. Putin's goal is to knock on every European door, presenting a crisis: economic, inflation or any form of instability. A crisis in Europe would allow Putin to show Russians that those in Europe do not live better than they do and that there is no point in opposing", the Kyiv foreign minister said.

Kuleba called for help from democratic states, especially for heavy weapons, saying "there are limits to courage, and courage cannot do everything alone if it lacks the means."

Translated by: Radu Matei