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Oleshky evacuation truce offers a ceasefire model, Betsa says

Ukraine's deputy foreign minister links the local agreement to international pressure, while urging more air defence ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi.

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0:27Betsa says bipartisan American support and US leadership are crucial to a just peace.
1:00Responding to questions about refinery strikes, she stresses Ukraine's right to defend itself.
1:57She argues that the Oleshky evacuation truce shows international pressure can enable further local ceasefires.
3:20Before the Abu Dhabi talks, she urges vigilance, citing continuing Russian strikes and a bombing in Zaporizhzhia.
5:01Her Dublin agenda prioritises air defence, interceptors and EU sanctions on Russia's shadow fleet, banks and energy.

A local truce that allowed civilians to leave Russian-controlled Oleshky could provide a template for further ceasefires, Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa says.

Speaking to Ireland's public broadcaster RTÉ News, Betsa argues that the humanitarian evacuation demonstrated that international pressure can produce results. Oleshky lies on the left bank of the Dnipro River in Ukraine's southern Kherson region.

The interview follows recognition by Ukrainian and Russian officials of US First Lady Melania Trump's role in securing the agreement, according to the broadcaster. Asked whether the evacuation offers hope before planned US-Ukraine-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi on 10-11 November, Betsa gives a guarded response: saving civilians remains the priority, but she says continuing Russian strikes demand vigilance.

She cites a bombing in Zaporizhzhia as a reason not to mistake a local agreement for a broader change in Russia's conduct. Her stated objective is a settlement Ukraine can regard as just: "because Ukraine wants peace, but not of course any peace, we need a just peace."

The discussion also addresses American support following the US midterm elections. Betsa stresses the importance of backing from both parties and American leadership in securing peace. Questioned about strikes on Russian refineries, she invokes Ukraine's right to defend itself and points out that its fight began in 2014, before Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.

Ahead of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's planned Dublin visit for a gathering of European and world leaders, Betsa identifies air defence and missile interceptors as urgent needs. She also calls for a strong EU sanctions package targeting Russia's shadow fleet, banking and energy sectors. Her immediate request is protection from aerial attacks: "We need interceptors because we need to close skies and save our people."

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