Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday called on Western allies to send long-range missiles and fighter jets, after Germany and the United States agreed to send heavy tanks to kyiv’s armed forces.
“We must also allow the delivery of long-range missiles to Ukraine, this is important. We must also expand our cooperation in artillery and [viabilizar] sending fighter jets,” Zelensky said in his daily speech posted on social media.
“Today I spoke with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. We have to unlock the supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine. It is important for us to expand our cooperation in artillery. We have to get the supply of aircraft to Ukraine, ”he said. the president of Ukraine.
Several Western countries today confirmed the shipment of heavy tanks to Ukraine, although the figures are still uncertain, after Germany authorized the transfer of the Leopard 2 and the United States announced the supply of Abrams tanks, as a form of support against the invasion started by Russia. on February 24 of last year.
After praising the decision of Washington and Berlin throughout the day, the Ukrainian leader said that “the main thing now is speed and volume. The speed of training our military, the speed of supplying tanks to Ukraine.”
“We can do it. Together and in the same way we make decisions today,” he said, stressing that it was “a dream” but also “a task” to equip the Ukrainian armed forces with new capabilities.
“The more defense support our heroes at the world front receive, the sooner Russia’s aggression will end and the more reliable the security guarantees for Ukraine and all our partners will be after the war,” he declared.
Zelensky also referred to the decision of the European Court of Human Rights on the admissibility of the case concerning the intervention in the eastern territories of Ukraine by Russia in 2014 and the large-scale violation of human rights by the occupiers.
“This is still a provisional court decision. But, thanks to this decision, we are getting closer to the day when Russia is held accountable for its aggression,” he defended.
The Ukrainian leader also mentioned another decision, this one by UNESCO, to include the city of Odessa, in the south of the country, on the List of World Heritage in Danger, because of the war.
This international step will help defend our Odessa. Ukraine and the world give protection. Russia cannot give anything but terror and attacks, ”she added.
The military offensive launched on February 24, 2022 by Russia in Ukraine has so far caused the flight of more than 14 million people -6.5 million internally displaced persons and almost eight million to European countries-, according to the latest data from the UN, which classifies this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since World War II (1939-1945).
Right now, 17.7 million Ukrainians need humanitarian aid and 9.3 million need food aid and shelter.
The Russian invasion – justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin as the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by the wider international community, which has responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and imposing Russia from the political point of view and economic sanctions.
The UN presented as confirmed since the beginning of the war 7,068 dead civilians and 11,415 wounded, stressing that these figures are far below the real ones.
Source: TSF
