Published February 25,2024
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated Sunday his nation’s victory “depends” on Western help and that he was “sure” the United States would approve a crucial bundle of navy assist.
He additionally stated 31,000 Ukrainian troopers had been killed in two years of conflict with Russia, in a uncommon admission of navy losses.
“Whether Ukraine will lose, whether it will be very difficult for us and whether there will be a large number of casualties depends on you, on our partners, on the Western world,” Zelensky stated.
He spoke at a press convention in Kyiv devoted to the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion at a time when Ukraine has been weakened by a scarcity of ammunition and the blocking of US assist in Congress.
“There is hope for Congress, and I am sure that it is going to be positive, otherwise I do not understand the world we will start to live in,” Zelensky stated.
The assist has been blocked amid resistance from Republicans.
For the primary time, Zelensky put a quantity on Ukraine’s navy losses in two years of brutal preventing with Russia, saying “31,000 Ukrainian soldiers died in this war.”
“Not 300,000 or 150,000, or whatever (Russian President Vladimir) Putin and his lying circle are saying. But each of these losses is a great loss for us,” he added.
Both sides are believed to minimise deaths of troops.
Asked if he would speak to Putin, Zelensky stated:
“Can you talk to a deaf person? Can you talk to a man who kills his opponents?”
Putin’s predominant opponent Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic jail this month.
“He sees himself (in power) by 2030, we would like to finish with him sooner,” Zelensky added, mocking an upcoming presidential election in Russia that’s more likely to lengthen Putin’s lengthy rule till 2030.
Source: www.anews.com.tr