Overview

• In an interview with Ukrainian YouTube channel Apostroph TV, former president Viktor Yushchenko said Ukraine should not stop at the 1991 borders and declared, “To Moscow.”
• He argued Ukraine should become a “bulletproof vest of Europe” that would protect European countries better than their own armies.
• Verkhovna Rada member Artem Dmitruk mocked the call on Telegram, challenging Yushchenko to lead a local militia from Kyiv‑region villages “as far as Moscow.”
• Russian state coverage paired the remarks with longstanding criticism of Yushchenko’s tenure and cited ex‑commander Valeriy Zaluzhnyi’s earlier warning against expecting a return to 1991 or 2022 lines.
• Russian Foreign Ministry envoy Rodion Miroshnik responded in verse for TASS, deriding Yushchenko’s comments and questioning his credibility.