Zelensky also spoke about the “fatigue” of the parties, noting that hostilities “really slow down in winter.”
Zelensky drew attention to the fact that the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot “leave” just for motivation and morality. According to him, Ukraine needs specific things on which the resistance of the fighters depends.
“And we are waiting for these specific things,” Zelensky said.
He stressed that Ukraine needs long-range weapons to “advance”.
“We cannot catch the enemy, we need the appropriate weapons. The partners have them,” Zelensky concluded.
At the same forum, Volodymyr Zelensky admitted that the air defense system is Ukraine’s weak point.
Earlier, the United States decided to transfer to Ukraine a battery of the MIM-104 Patriot anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) – this is the most advanced and long-range air defense (AD) system that the West has so far. sent to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A White House spokesman told reporters the air defense systems would be part of a $1.8 billion military aid package for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In addition, at a meeting in Brussels of heads of military departments of more than 40 Western countries, the transfer of air defense systems to Ukraine was named the top priority.
