The Future of Ukraine and Eastern Europe - Beyond Spheres of Influence and Zones of Conflict (Co-Hosted with the Munich Security Conference)
Kyrylo Budanov
Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, YES Special gathering in Kyiv on February 24th, 2025 “Three Years — Time to Win”
«Аn empire needs at least three states to exist: Russia, which is there, Belarus, which is partially there, and what’s missing is Ukraine. Without it the existence of the Russian empire is impossible. That is why Russia will not stop and will do everything to take over Ukraine by military, political, non-political, and some internal social means.
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