Key points of Volodymyr Zelensky in interview with The Guardian
Key statements by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with the British newspaper The Guardian:
▫️ The situation on the frontline is better now than it was a year ago. russia is beginning to lose the initiative on the battlefield. The russian army loses nearly 25,000 soldiers killed every month.
▫️ russia systematically uses disinformation to recruit people for the war against Ukraine.
▫️ Ukraine is working to disrupt the logistics and critical infrastructure of the russian military in the temporarily occupied territories.
▫️ Ukraine is bringing the war deeper into russia so that russian society feels its consequences firsthand.
▫️ russia is losing political influence abroad, including in the recent elections in Armenia, where the majority of the population chose a path independent of russia. The kremlin has also lost ground in Moldova, Azerbaijan, and other countries.
▫️ It is important that investment in Ukraine’s MilTech sector continues. Ukraine possesses invaluable combat experience gained at the cost of the lives of Ukrainian defenders.
▫️ The British have supported Ukrainians since the beginning of the invasion. This is not only about shared values but also about common European security. Ukrainian naval drones are of interest to the United Kingdom for the protection of its coastline.
▫️ Ukraine does not seek to interfere in the domestic political processes of other countries.
▫️ Maintaining and strengthening sanctions pressure, including measures targeting russia’s shadow fleet, is necessary to bring peace closer. During the recent E3 meeting, all participants agreed that sanctions against russia should be intensified.
▫️ Ukraine, together with the E3 countries, will develop a European anti-ballistic defense system. The United Kingdom also requires such means of protection.
