Volodymyr Zelenskyj’s strong warning: Ukraine’s victory over Russia depends on the West

Ukraine’s victory over Russia “it depends” on Western supportsaid Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is calling for more weapons and ammunition and is “confident” that the United States will soon unlock a crucial military aid package.

During a press conference in Kiev, The president indicated that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers died since the start of the Russian invasion two years ago and ensured that Russia had advance knowledge of plans for the failed Ukrainian counteroffensive in 2023.

In recent months and despite Kiev’s insistence, Western allies have been reluctant to approve new aid to Ukraine. Western aid is essential for this former Soviet republicat war with Russia as of February 24, 2022.

“Whether Ukraine loses, whether it will be very difficult for us and whether there will be many victims depends on you, on our partners, on the Western world,” Zelensky said.

In the United States, Republican lawmakers, rivals of current President Joe Biden, have been blocking for weeks a $60 billion package to Ukraine.

“I’m sure [la votación en el Congreso estadounidense] it will be good, otherwise I don’t understand the world we will live in,” said Zelensky, who calls for faster delivery of military aid, especially ammunition, air defense systems and fighter jets.

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“If we are strong, with weapons, we will not lose this war”He added.

For his part, the defense minister of the former Soviet republic regretted that half of the promised Western weapons were delivered late.

“A promise does not constitute a delivery,” criticized Rustem Umerov. “50% of commitments are not met on time.”

The delays, according to the minister, put Ukraine at a greater disadvantage in the war against Russia as it entails “human and territorial losses”.

Regarding Kiev’s military losses, Zelenskyj stated that “31,000 Ukrainian soldiers died in this war. “Not 300,000, not 150,000 as Putin and his circle of liars say.”

Both Ukraine and Russia often refuse to disclose their respective military losses.

On the other hand, Zelenskyj assured that Moscow has obtained the plans for its counteroffensive, to be carried out in the summer of 2023.

“The action plans of our counteroffensiveThey were on the Kremlin table before the counter-offensive actions began,” he said.

The presidency confirmed to AFP that Zelensky was referring to information leaks. The Ukrainian leader indicated that to avoid them in the future, Their military leaders were developing various strategic plans for this year.

The president assured that delays in the delivery of weapons contributed to the failure of his counteroffensive, during which the Ukrainian army exhausted its resources but failed to liberate the regions occupied by Russia.

Kiev’s forces are currently facing an extremely difficult situation on the front and after four months of fierce fighting they were forced to withdraw from the city of Avdiivka in the east of the country.

Moscow’s soldiers are increasingly pressing on the southern and eastern frontsalbeit without making much progress.

Pope Francis on Sunday referred to the “martyred Ukrainian people” and called for finding a diplomatic solution for a “just and lasting peace.”

Ukraine continues to be the target of daily Russian bombing. In the early hours of this Sunday, an attack caused one injury in Kostiantynivka, in the eastern part of the country, and damaged several buildings, according to police.

In Nikopol, in the south of the country, A Russian drone dropped explosives on a vehicle and killed a 57-year-old manaccording to the governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Sergei Lyssak.