Russian Lawmaker Alexander Boroday Says West Views Ukraine as 'Expendable' in Effort to Weaken Russia
The State Duma deputy claims Brussels sees the costs borne by Ukraine as an acceptable price for advancing the West's own interests, according to TASS.
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Russian State Duma deputy Alexander Boroday has claimed that Western countries regard Ukraine as expendable in a broader effort to weaken Russia, according to a report by the Russian state news agency TASS.
According to Boroday's remarks as reported by TASS, Brussels considers the strategy toward Ukraine an acceptable price to pay for advancing what he described as the West's own interests, framing Western support for Kyiv within this broader geopolitical lens.
The comments reflect a narrative frequently advanced by Russian officials and lawmakers, who have characterized Western backing for Ukraine as driven primarily by strategic calculations aimed at Russia, rather than by support for Ukraine's own sovereignty or security.
Western governments have consistently framed their support for Ukraine differently, citing Ukraine's right to self-defense following Russia's full-scale invasion of the country, a position that stands in contrast to the characterization offered by Boroday.
The remarks add to the ongoing exchange of statements between Russian officials and Western governments over the framing and motivations behind the war in Ukraine and the international response to it.
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