The Ukrainian leader stressed the importance of thwarting Russian offensive attempts and focusing on the training of defense forces, the supply of weapons and the strategic initiative.
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Ukraine is already looking forward to spring, and for President Volodymyr Zelensky it is critical to ensure the country is on the road to victory. “Any attempt by Russia to resume the offensive must be thwarted,” the head of state stressed.
“We have to make sure that in the spring Do you really feel that Ukraine is on its way to victory?. This applies to the training of our defense forces, the supply of weapons to our country and our strategic initiative in the war,” said Volodymyr Zelensky in the usual daily speech.
The Ukrainian leader also said that the “enemy” is recording high casualties on the front line and that soon, as a result, it will be “difficult” to find a single rifleman in Russia. “Our task is to ensure that there is less and less desire to keep the Ukrainian territories under occupation,” he added.
The United States they anticipate that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will launch a counter-offensive in the spring to retake territories. “Ukraine has urgent needs at this crucial moment for the course of the war. We think there will be a window of opportunity for them to take initiative,” US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday after the Ramstein-format Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting.
“This is in a matter of weeks, we have a lot to do,” he assumed, adding that the allies must continue to support Ukraine.
This Wednesday, the NATO secretary general said that Ukraine has to take advantage of a “window of opportunity” to be able to “balance” the Russian offensive. “Time is of the essence”, stressed Jens Stoltenberg.
Source: Observadora
