Ukraine’s president said in an interview with Italian broadcaster Sky TG24 on Wednesday that “the Russian president is not in a position to negotiate with anyone about anything.”
Asked about possible negotiations with Russia, President Zelensky explained that “the Russian president is not in a position to negotiate with anyone about anything” because “even after he made his promise and agreed with the UN Secretary General and the President has.” [turco] Erdogan decided to terminate the grain agreement.
Support from the USA? Ukraine will “do everything” to maintain this
Regarding the support of the United States and Europe in their difficult fight against the Russian invasion, Zelensky assured that Ukraine would “do everything” to maintain this assistance.
“The United States is a leader in aiding and supporting Ukraine and protecting democracy. I feel like there is support in the United States. There is 100% support from the White House.” [e um] great support in Congress. They did not abandon us during a very difficult time. Although there were different voices, different voices among the representatives of the Republican Party. But for the most part, both Democrats and Republicans supported Ukraine,” he said.
Zelensky said he believes Russia is weaker now than it was at the start of the war, so helping the aggressor would in some ways mean cutting off support or turning the fighting into a frozen conflict.
“It’s not about not helping Ukraine and complicating our offensive or defensive measures. No, it’s not that. Any break today is exclusive assistance to the Russian Federation,” he said, emphasizing his personal gratitude to Biden and the leaders of supporting European countries Ukraine.
“We will do everything not to lose him,” he concluded.
Counteroffensive? “Slow” but “safe” expulsion of Russia from Ukraine
The Ukrainian leader also stressed that the Ukrainian counteroffensive, albeit “slow”, “certainly” leads to driving Russia out of his country, as he believes that the lack of weapons and ammunition creates difficulties on the war front.
“The difficulty is that the fields are mined. The difficulty is that there is a shortage of weapons and ammunition, especially a major shortage of air defense,” he surmised.
Faced with a “deficit,” he emphasized that air defense was important for the counteroffensive and the protection of the population.
“We must spend this winter with dignity”
The approaching winter could also pose another challenge for Ukrainians, complains Zelensky, meaning “all our citizens, all our civilians, ordinary working people and our soldiers.”
“We must get through this winter with dignity, without losing the initiative we have on the battlefield,” he said, adding that “intimidation” by Moscow’s troops is likely to increase in the colder months.
It should be recalled that the Ukrainian counteroffensive is now four months old and includes advances in the Russian stronghold of Bakhmut (Donetsk), as well as in the region and Zaporizhzhia (southeast), as well as attempted landings in Crimea, with Russia insisting on actions that are doomed to failure are failures.
The Russian military offensive on Ukrainian territory launched on February 24 last year plunged Europe into what is probably the worst security crisis since the Second World War (19391945).
Ukraine’s Western allies have supplied Kiev with weapons and adopted several sanctions packages against Russian interests in an attempt to limit Moscow’s ability to finance the war effort.
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