Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that growing protection help to Kyiv will guarantee a swift finish to the warfare with Russia.
“The more defense support our heroes at the front receive from the world, the sooner Russia’s aggression will end and the more reliable the security guarantees for Ukraine and all our partners will be after the war,” Zelenskyy stated in a video handle late Wednesday.
Zelenskyy stated he spoke with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the course of the day, noting his demand for additional help within the type of long-range missiles, artillery and plane.
“We have to unlock the supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine, it is important for us to expand our cooperation in artillery, we have to achieve the supply of aircraft to Ukraine. And this is a dream. And this is a task. An important task for all of us,” Zelenskyy stated.
Zelenskyy additionally commented on the choice of Germany and the US to supply Leopard 2 and Abrams tanks, respectively, to Ukraine, thanking the 2 nations and different allies for “their willingness to provide us with modern and much-needed tanks.”
“All this proves the most important fact for the world today – the fact that freedom is only getting stronger. And the way we are all working together to strengthen freedom, to defend Ukraine and Europe, is a historic achievement of the leaders who are working now,” he stated.
Earlier, Germany okayed the supply of 14 of its Leopard 2A6 foremost battle tanks, and introduced that it will permit different nations already in possession of the tanks to export them to Ukraine. The German Defense Ministry subsequently introduced that it will start coaching Ukrainian troops on the Leopards inside days.
Separately, US President Joe Biden formally introduced his choice to ship 31 Abrams tanks in response to Kyiv’s appeals, noting that the weapons will “enhance” Ukraine’s “capacity to defend its territory and achieve its strategic objectives.”
In response to Zelenskyy’s demand for long-range missiles, far-right French politician Florian Philippot known as the Ukrainian chief a “madman” in a submit on Twitter.
