Russian President Vladimir Putin has"unveiled" his war machine ", which is currently no longer able to stop it. About this in his speech President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at the annual meeting of the"Yalta European Strategy".
"Putin's goal is the occupation of all of Ukraine. And no matter what he tells anyone, it's clear: he has so unleashed his war machine that he simply won't be able to stop it unless he is forced to change his goals, to fundamentally change his personal goals," the head of state emphasized.
He added that offers of territory swaps and attempts to tempt Putin by restoring Russia's trade with the US and the rest of the world will not be able to stop the war.
"The Russian war machine will stop only when it runs out of fuel. And Putin will start stopping it himself when he really feels, he himself feels, that the resources for war will run out," Zelensky said, adding that Russia must believe that the US, Europe, and the West in general will not allow Russia to fight.
According to him, really strong pressure is needed so that instead of the goal of occupying Ukraine or any other country, Putin has the goal of"preserving his economy, his system, preserving his own, for which he has existed all these years."
Zelensky emphasized that if we, together with our partners, can"defend our airspace truly reliably - both Ukraine, first of all, from strikes, and our neighbors, like Poland or Romania, from any Russian threats in the sky - Putin will lose the meaning of his war."
"Nineteen Russian drones against Poland from the territory of two states - Ukraine and Belarus - during Russian military exercises in Belarus. A targeted strike. NATO countries are raising combat aircraft. Several days have passed, and this is gradually ceasing to be a topic. And what are the consequences for Russia? Let's be frank: none," the president noted.
Trump is running out of patience with Putin
As reported, US President Donald Trump previously noted that his patience with Putin is"quickly running out".
He also noted that when Putin wanted to start peace talks, Zelensky"didn't do it," and when Zelensky wanted to do it, Putin didn't."Now Zelensky wants to do it, and Putin is a question mark," Trump said.