“Putin feels weakness like an animal, because he is an animal. He feels blood, he feels his strength. And he will eat you for dinner along with the entire European Union, NATO, freedom and democracy,” says the Ukrainian president.
This statement was made in a New Year's interview for “The Economist”. The politician talks about the course of the war and its goals from the perspective of Kyiv. He calls for continued aid from America and Europe.
Zelensky says, among other things, that several European countries have begun to investigate the real possibility of Russian troops striking their territory. According to him, this is a possible scenario and Ukraine is protecting Europe by stopping Russia. The President of Ukraine calls on Western politicians to provide them with “weapons and money”.
for various reasons This issue is becoming more and more problematic Both in Washington and in Brussels. The British newspaper estimates that Zelensky's task in this regard is more difficult than at any time since the beginning of the war.
Zelensky about the need for broad social mobilization
The conversation also touched on the difficult issue of the possible expansion of military mobilization in Ukraine. Zelensky does not hide that at the beginning of the war, Ukrainian society is no longer moral. “This has to change,” he says, adding that while recent changes to the way the army operates, such as lowering the age of mobilization and reducing grounds for discharge, have not been met with public enthusiasm, they are absolutely necessary.
Currently, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the local parliament A draft law on military mobilization is being prepared.
Zelensky emphasizes that Ukraine needs more involvement of the whole society to protect itself. “Mobilization is not only a matter of soldiers who have gone to the front. It is all of us. It is a mobilization of all efforts. This is the only way to protect our country and stop the occupation of our land. Let's be honest, we have moved on to domestic politics,” says “Economist” Zelensky .
The president also emphasizes that the Ukrainian state does not change its strategic goals – the complete restoration of the occupied lands. He believes that there is no other way.
In December, Zelensky said that Ukraine's armed forces had requested mobilization Additionally, 450-500 thousand recruits.
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