The correspondent of the Danish media “Berlingske” had an interview with the head of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine which is published in the newspaper issue on 2 September 2022.

The cynicism of Russians and frivolous approach of European politicians who still have not realized that today’s Russia is a source of evil. Self-deception and illusions of the European community which for decades has been trying to build trade bridges with Russia, which is carrying out gas blackmail. Failure to understand that Russia respects strength and laughs at the arguments of the Europeans. Here are some of the topics that Minister Dmytro Kuleba reveals in his interview.

“The decision to continue issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens shows that many in Europe still do not understand the war,” notes the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, “One of the biggest illusions that Europe always had about Russia is that you could change Russia by embracing it.”

The interview also covers the topics of fatigue from diplomatic pathos, changing political realities and the diplomacy of war. “The war changes the logic. You cannot win the war with conventional diplomacy,” says Dmitry Kuleba.

The full text of the interview is available on the “Berlingske” website. An unofficial translation into Ukrainian is available here.