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Ukrainian Consul General Warns Russia’s War Could Spread Beyond Ukraine

The plea sharpened Germany’s dispute over whether to call the country war-capable or simply defense-ready.

Overview

  • Iryna Tybinka, speaking at a Lower Saxony security forum Thursday, warned that stopping Ukraine’s defense could push Russian attacks into other European states.
  • She said Ukrainians are not superheroes yet keep fighting after more than 1,500 days because Russia aims to erase Ukraine’s statehood.
  • Tybinka argued a Russian victory would bring lawlessness, cruelty, contempt for rights and freedoms, terror, and rule by force.
  • Lower Saxony officials said hybrid threats such as disinformation and cyberattacks pose a real danger, with ports and counter-drone defenses named as priorities.
  • State premier Olaf Lies thanked Tybinka and said Niedersachsen must stay capable, defense-ready, and perhaps also “war-capable,” a term that remains disputed inside the SPD.