There is no need to fight corruption. Conditions must be created to make its existence impossible - Danilov

An exclusive interview of the Interfax-Ukraine News Agency with Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov

By Ina Kardash and Oleksandr Martynenko

What is your opinion about the threat of the war dragging on? They say Russia is ready to continue the war for years…

This scenario is the hardest one for us. That would be the most difficult situation for us, and, unfortunately, we are unable to ultimately influence it if the parties that have been supporting Ukraine during the war take a more cautious position.

It is very important for us to end the war as soon as possible. We are speaking not only about the end of our war. It is very important for us that Moldova put an end to its situation with the Transdniestria, which started on September 2, 1990. It is because if we have territories with Russian troops deployed next to our common border, it is just a question of time when they may start to destabilize something. In addition, there will be no investment and development.

Secondly, Georgia. It is very important for us that Georgia retake its territories. In addition, it is very important for us what would be going on in Belarus. We need Belarus to stop hosting the exercises of the Russian forces and providing its infrastructure for use by the Russian army.

We have analyzed all of the strategies adopted in the United States, in the UK, and in other institutions until 2040. And there was one completely unpleasant thing for us that we noticed.

The only thing I would like to emphasize is that these strategies had been approved before February 24, 2022. They referred us, Ukraine, to the so-called region, Eurasia. These are the remaining twelve countries in the post-Soviet