Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated on Thursday {that a} ceasefire in Russia’s struggle towards Ukraine wouldn’t result in political dialogue, and would solely profit Moscow.
Speaking to reporters within the Estonian capital Tallinn throughout a wider tour of the Baltic area, Zelenskiy stated any pause would danger permitting Russia to re-group and enhance its provide of munitions “and we won’t danger”.
“The pause wouldn’t result in an finish of the struggle, it might not result in political dialogue with Russia or another person… And thank god that is all determined in Ukraine and there will likely be no pauses to learn Russia,” he stated.
On his journey to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, a few of his staunchest supporters within the European Union and the NATO navy alliance, Zelenskiy hopes to push again towards fatigue amongst Ukraine’s Western allies, safe extra monetary and navy support, and focus on Kyiv’s bids to hitch NATO and the EU.
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The three Baltic states have been the primary Western nations to produce Ukraine with deadly weapons within the weeks earlier than the Russian invasion in February 2022.
Zelenskiy stated Russia was going through a “deficit” of munitions and struggling to rebuild its elite troops, which was influencing its battlefield behaviour.
He alleged Russia was negotiating missile purchases from Iran and that Russian forces had obtained multiple million rounds of ammunition from North Korea.
Zelenskiy refused to touch upon remarks by Italy’s defence minister on Wednesday that the time had come for diplomacy within the battle.
“I’ve by no means had such negotiations with Italy on any stage, so it’s onerous for me to remark,” he stated.