Published December 20,2023
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on Tuesday he’s sure that the US is not going to betray Kyiv and implement the agreements reached between the 2 nations on monetary help.
“As for financial assistance, we are working very hard on this. I am sure that the US will not betray us and that what we agreed on in the US will be fully implemented,” Zelensky stated throughout an end-of-year news convention within the capital Kyiv.
Commenting on the €50 billion ($54.8 billion) help package deal for Ukraine by the EU, Zelensky stated it’s “just a matter of time” earlier than a call is made on it, including that he’s certain this might be made “in the near future.”
On Friday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban introduced that his nation vetoed an EU funding of €50 billion for Ukraine, a day after the European Council determined to open accession talks with Kyiv.
Zelensky stated developments concerning the strengthening of Ukraine’s air protection capabilities is necessary, and this winter might be completely different on account of its numerous challenges.
“But we are becoming stronger and more powerful. I had a serious business trip. Several new Patriot systems will be in Ukraine to protect our country in winter. This is a very important result,” he additional stated.
Russia “failed” to realize any outcomes on the entrance line throughout this yr, the Ukrainian chief stated, as he asserted that it’s confirmed by way of the Kremlin’s unchanged rhetoric concerning the targets of its “special military operation.”
“There is nothing to talk about defeats. Russia did not achieve any victory. What three days … Two years. Our fighters are great, our people are great. I am once again grateful to them for this,” he added.
Zelensky denied that Ukraine will lose the warfare, even within the case the place help from its worldwide companions decreases.
He additional stated that he thinks nobody is aware of the reply as to whether the Russia-Ukraine warfare will finish subsequent yr, and that their technique of returning to the borders of 1991 has not modified.
Zelensky additionally stated that the Ukrainian army proposed to mobilize a further 450,000 to 500,000 folks for the military.
“This is a very serious figure. I said that I need more arguments to support this direction, because it is a matter of people first and foremost,” he stated, including that he is not going to agree on the mobilization of girls.
Source: www.anews.com.tr