The US expected Kiev to quickly fall in the conflict with Russia and hesitated to support it, Dmitry Kuleba has claimed A foreign “friend of Ukraine” urged Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky to record his last will in the early stages of the conflict with Russia, former Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has claimed. The diplomat has detailed a number of exchanges he had with Western officials and politicians shortly after the Ukraine conflict escalated in February 2022. His interview was included