Ukrainian International Minister Andrii Sybiha has mentioned he discovered it "disagreeable" to learn the congratulations prolonged by "sure international locations" on Russia Day.

Supply: Sybiha forward of a Weimar Plus assembly in Rome, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Sybiha didn’t explicitly title the international locations in query. Nonetheless, it’s value noting that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed an official message congratulating Russia on its nationwide day.

Quote: "As a minister of a rustic at struggle, it was particularly disagreeable for me this morning to learn the general public congratulations from sure international locations addressed to the Russian aggressor."

Particulars: Sybiha added that he "has the ethical proper to voice this" and said that "there might be no rewarding of an aggressor state".

Background: US Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth was challenged with a barrage of hard-hitting questions, together with on Ukraine, throughout a Senate Appropriations subcommittee listening to on the armed forces held on 11 June.

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