We have an extremely important ideological change, namely: the whole naive, illusory concept of the so-called red lines towards Russia, which dominated the assessments of the war by some partners, has crumbled these days somewhere near Suzha in Russia. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a meeting of heads of foreign diplomatic missions of Ukraine "Military Diplomacy: Resilience, Weapons, Victory," UNN reports.
"A few months ago, if many in the world had heard that we were planning an operation like the one in the Kursk region, they would have said that it was unrealistic and that it was crossing the red line, the most red line of all the red lines in Russia. That is why, in fact, no one has heard about our preparations. And now the real success of our soldiers speaks for itself: our active defensive actions on the other side of the border and Putin's inability to protect his territory from such defensive actions are very eloquent," said Zeleensky.
The President noted that Ukraine's active preventive defense is the most effective way to counter Russian terror and ensure a real complication of the situation for the aggressor state.
"And secondly, we are now experiencing an extremely important ideological change, namely, the whole naive, illusory concept of the so-called red lines against Russia, which dominated the assessments of the war by some partners, has crumbled these days somewhere near Suja. When our Ukrainian defenders of life act in this way, strongly, bravely, and when the operation is really well prepared, Putin has nothing left to do. And now the world sees that this is true, that it really works - not only in the temporarily occupied territory of our country, but also in Russia itself," Zelensky said.
Сенатор США: операція України в курській області може змінити хід війни19.08.24, 09:40
He emphasized that the world sees that everything in this war depends only on courage - the courage of Ukraine and its partners.
"It depends on bold decisions for Ukraine, boldness in supporting Ukraine, and bold steps - and not just our steps. It is important that our partners are synchronized with us in this determination, and then Russia will have no other choice but to make a just peace. We must force Russia to peace with all our might and together with our partners," Zelenskyy said.
Зеленський про операцію у курській області: "Триває саме так, як ми і розраховували"17.08.24, 19:32