The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskywarned today from the World Economic Forumwhich is celebrated in the Swiss town of Davosthat the Russian leader Vladimir Putin is a “predator” that he will continue with the invasion of his country, and once again asked his partners for more air resources.
In this context, Zelensky warned that any reduction in international pressure on Russia It will only prolong the war. The war in Ukraine ends this Tuesday 692 days since the Russian invasion began.
Volodimir Zelensky’s statements at the Davos Forum
Zelensky participates in the great annual meeting of the political and financial world in the Swiss Alps, where today received words of support of representatives of both the European Union and USA.
“After 2014”the year in which the conflict in eastern Ukraine with pro-Russian separatists began and Moscow annexed the Crimean peninsula, “There were attempts to freeze the war in Donbas”in the east of the country, said Zelensky referring to the negotiations of Minsk between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany.
“There were very influential guarantors, the chancellor of Germany, the French president. But Putin is a predator who is not content with frozen products,” Zelensky said. before the World Economic Forum in Davos.
The request of the Ukrainian president
The Ukrainian president he insisted on his request of more aerial means to confront the Russian invasion that began in February 2022, after the front line, which extends for about a thousand kilometers in the south and east of Ukraine, has barely moved in recent months. Zelensky and his team are concerned about maintaining aid, since both in USA As in the EU there are separate packages held back due to internal political differences.
Ukraine’s latest move
“Our partners know our needs, and in what quantities” they are, he said. Zelenskywho argued that your country showed be able to “hit Russian military planes that no one had shot down until now.”
The eve, kyiv claimed responsibility for the destruction of two Russian planes of command over the Sea of Azov, which would be a serious blow to Russia in an area that he is supposed to control.
Support is guaranteed for Ukraine
At a previous meeting in Davos, the American Secretary of State Antony Blinken He promised Zelensky to maintain Washington’s support.
“We are determined to maintain our support for Ukraine and we worked very closely with Congress to ensure that. I know that our European colleagues will do the same,” he said. Blinken to Zelensky, which he took advantage of to emphasize the need to continue having Patriot air defense systems.
“Ukraine can win this war. But we must continue to strengthen their defense. “Ukrainians need predictable financing throughout 2024 and beyond,” the president of the European Commission told leaders gathered in Davos.a, Ursula von der Leyen.
The EU keeps withholding a new aid package for Ukraine of about 50 billion euros (54 billion dollars), due to Hungary’s reluctance. The issue will take up a summit scheduled for February 1 and 2 in Brussels.
Source: Ambito
