Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha: "On Putin’s birthday, Russian generals brought him his favorite present: war crimes.

A massive attack with hundreds of missiles and drones hit residential buildings and critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Kremenchuk, and Pryluky. At least two people were killed in the capital and four more accross the country.

What Russian generals fail to tell Putin is that he is not winning this war and never will.

He has lost 1.6 million troops killed and injured without achieving a single strategic goal of his invasion. His slow advances have stalled and Ukraine started to liberate more land than he manages to occupy. His economy is in decline and his influence around the world is waning. All of this because he refuses to end this war.

Yes, it’s very difficult for Ukraine too. But the Ukrainian people are not going to give up, because it’s about Ukraine’s survival as a nation and as a state.

Russia's terror must not go unanswered.

Following this attack, I urge all partners to give Putin real presents that will help him finally choose diplomacy over war. Stronger sanctions on his military-industrial complex, including facilities producing ballistic missiles and the Rassvet satellite system, as well as stronger support for Ukraine, including all kinds of air defense and energy assistance ahead of winter.

But his ultimate present will be a dock in The Hague. We are preparing the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine for practical launch already next year. Putin and his friends should know that accountability is inevitable".