Former Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said President Volodymyr Zelensky’s recent open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin was “a strong unconventional move” designed to send a broader political message rather than simply propose negotiations.
Speaking on his TikTok channel on Friday, June 5, Kuleba argued that the letter, published by Zelensky on June 4, had four distinct audiences and should not be viewed solely as an appeal to the Kremlin.
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“The fact that we saw this open letter today is a strong unconventional move,” Kuleba said.
According to the former foreign minister, the first audience was Putin himself.
“Stop now, or we will stop you. Ukraine will outlast you,” Kuleba summarized the message directed at the Russian leader.
The second audience was Ukrainian society, which he said was meant to see a demonstration of the state’s confidence and resilience.
The third was US President Donald Trump. Kuleba suggested the letter contained subtle references to Trump’s meeting with Putin in Anchorage last year, where the Russian leader and his American counterpart had reportedly agreed to pressure Ukraine into ceding all of the Donbas.
The fourth audience was Europe.
“For the first time in 35 years of independence, Ukraine is defending the political subjectivity of the European Union, not the other way around,” Kuleba said.
“In short, we are now defending Europe’s right to be heard.”
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