Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the US and other allies for recent pledges to deliver modern weapons. In his video speech today, he mainly mentioned the multiple US rocket launchers. “These weapons will really help save the lives of our people and protect our country,” Zelenskyy said in Kyiv. He also thanked Sweden, which among other things had promised anti-ship missiles.
The EU’s new sixth package of sanctions against Russia with an extensive oil embargo is also a help. “The world is finally giving up on Russian oil,” the Ukrainian president said. For Ukraine, today is the 100th day of the war initiated by Russia.
Regarding rocket launchers, according to the US, Ukraine had promised not to attack Russian territory with the weapons. Ukraine will regulate the scope of the system itself, said new US ambassador Bridget Brink in Kyiv. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has threatened to attack Ukrainian command centers if rockets are fired at Russia, according to Moscow press reports.