“We could have finished this yesterday”: Zelenskyy responded how much more Ukraine can withstand the war
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The President stated that Ukraine needs weapons and support from strong countries to force Russia to stop the war. He called on world leaders to take decisive action.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that strong countries should unite around Ukraine and give Putin an ultimatum: either Russia stops the war, or Ukraine receives all possible weapons and support. Zelenskyy said this in an interview with the Hungarian publication ValaszOnline, reports UNN.
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The Hungarian interviewer, noting the courage of the Ukrainian people, noted that contrary to all forecasts, Ukrainians have been resisting Russia in a large-scale war for 1,200 days. When asked how much longer "they can last with such intensity," Zelenskyy replied that world leaders should make efforts to stop it.
According to the President, the world community should not wonder how much longer Ukraine can withstand, but with a common position of "peace through strength" really force Putin to stop.
This is a very difficult question. There has been no test of how much more the Ukrainian people can withstand. We could have finished it yesterday. So every day is very difficult. It's been going on for a year because of the losses. Of course, world leaders may be thinking about how much more Ukraine can withstand, but we expect the world to stop Putin. The United States could impose sanctions, and together with Europe, they could figure out how to deal with China.
He added that no one should wait idly by "how much more Ukraine can withstand."
We are dealing with a situation that may well look like a transition to World War III. We must work every day to communicate with each other. With powerful countries that could contain the Russian economy with sanctions and the elimination of economic relations
The Ukrainian leader noted that in a conversation with Trump in February, he told the US president how he could influence Putin.
Here's a package of weapons, missiles. We have the key to them. Agree to a ceasefire, or we'll give the key to the Ukrainians. President Putin may not like it, but you can't negotiate territories until there is a ceasefire.
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He added that not only the US, but all world leaders should adhere to such a policy.
Not only America, but other countries should say: stop the fighting, or we will give weapons to Ukraine. The Russian people may not dare to oppose the war, but they will certainly be afraid that missiles could be aimed at them as well. And then Putin has to deal with his own people. It would be "peace through strength". It's not a very difficult way to end the war - it's just hard to find the will to do it.
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He also added that Ukraine still hopes that the world community, including Hungary, will unite around Ukraine instead of just watching.
We hope that strong countries will gradually open their eyes and their societies will encourage them to make strong decisions. Meanwhile, the Russian president says that we need to talk about the root causes of the war. Who cares about the root causes? People are dying. Therefore, it is unfair to ask something like what he asked before: how much longer can Ukraine exist? It depends on others as well. Hungary too