2023-06-03 16:02:47
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sees the country ready for the long-awaited counter-offensive to liberate its territories from Russian occupation. “I think we’re ready for that now,” he said Interview with the “Wall Street Journal”, which the US newspaper also published as a video on its website on Saturday.
Zelenskyy said that Ukraine would have liked to have some more weapons for the offensive once morest the Russian invasion. But you can’t wait months for delivery.
“We believe very much in success, I don’t know how long we need time,” he said. At the same time, the Ukrainian President pointed out that it might take time and that the price of success would be high. There has been speculation for months regarding the start of the offensive, and at times it was said in Kiev that the operation was already underway.
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At the same time, Selenskyj once more called for significantly more US Patriot-type air defense systems, in the interview he mentioned the number 50. This week, he also called for a “Patriot” coalition to protect Ukrainian airspace at numerous meetings with Western heads of state and government pronounced. The costs are likely to amount to the equivalent of hundreds of millions of dollars. Zelenskyy said the Patriot missiles offered the best protection and might stop Russia’s terror.
“Today, Patriot is the only weapon capable of stopping some of the types of missiles that the Russian Federation is using once morest our civilian population, schools, infrastructure and energy systems,” Zelenskyi told WSJ. “50 Patriot batteries and the majority of people don’t die.” According to the CNN television station, Ukraine is currently using two Patriot systems.
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