Ukraine’s defence minister has told the Times the country is massing a million-strong fighting force equipped with western weapons to recover its southern territory from Russia. In his first interview with a British newspaper since the invasion began, Oleksii Reznikov said President Zelensky had ordered Ukraine’s military to retake occupied coastal areas which are vital to the nation’s economy. The ttalk to to the Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko who told why her country is increasing the size of its military.
