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Top Spanish diplomat says Ukraine to disappear if it loses in conflict with Russia

"Nothing can be decided about European security without Europeans," Jose Manuel Albares pointed out
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno AP Photo/Virginia Mayo
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno
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MADRID, February 3. /TASS/. Ukraine will disappear if it suffers defeat in the conflict with Russia, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said.

"Nothing can be decided about Ukraine without Ukraine," the top diplomat said at an event organized by the Europa Press agency. "And nothing can be decided about European security without Europeans," he pointed out.

"If Russia loses this war, <...> then Russia has simply lost the war," the foreign minister emphasized. "If Ukraine loses this war, Ukraine will disappear," he said.