Hitler didn't stop when he was given land, and nor would Putin, says Ukraine's former defense minister

Fri, 09/08/2023 - 07:21

Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov speaks in front of a microphone with a Ukrainian flag behind him. — Ukraine's then-Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov at Ramstein Air Base in Germany in April 2023.
AP Photo/Matthias Schrader

Ukraine's former defense minister said a peace deal where Ukraine gives up land won't stop Russia.
Reznikov said a similar deal didn't stop Hitler in the 1930s and "Putin's actions follow a similar pattern."
He said Putin plans to destroy Ukraine, and then turn to elsewhere in Europe.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin won't stop his invasion even if he's given land as part of a peace deal effort, Ukraine's former defense minister said, noting a similar deal didn't stop Adolf Hitler in the lead-up to World War II.