Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskystated that this Tuesday the Army proposed taking action 500,000 soldiers More in the context of the war against Russia, but he made it clear that this proposal was still under discussion.
The Ukrainian president stated at a press conference in the capital Kiev that such mobilization was necessary. will cost about 500 billion hryvnia (12.1 million euros), according to Ukrinform news agency.
“If we talk about an additional mobilization of forces, we have to find a way to propose a plan to demodulate,” he said, adding that other issues such as military holidays and rotations should also be on the table.
In this sense, he wanted the military leaders to understand.”all these difficulties“As someone who devoted much of his time as president of Ukraine to finding financial support, I would like the prime minister and the finance minister to understand where the money is coming from,” he questioned.
On the other hand, when asked about some corruption cases in the Parliament, Zelensky once again argued that the dissolution of the Verkhovna Rada is not possible for now. elections would have to be held and the conditions for this do not exist under martial law in the context of war.
“For me, it is important now that we fight against the risks of corruption as much as possible and that our partners say that the funds they give us are not at risk.” he said and added: “Law enforcement will certainly do their job.”
It trusts its partners not to betray their commitments, especially regarding foreign aid packages from the United States and the European Union. “I believe our partners will not let us down“he argued.
Zelensky praises Spain’s EU presidency
On the other hand, Zelensky said that both the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the current Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) ““They helped a lot” to Ukraine.
“He’s a good man”At his year-end press conference in Kiev, de Sánchez stated that “many things were closed” during the six-month period during which he held the rotating presidency of Spain.
Zelensky spoke with the Head of the Spanish Government the night before the Twenty-Seven ratified the agreement. Start of EU accession negotiations with Ukraine and, as he puts it, the relationship is “very close.”
“Pedro wastes no time calling me directly to ask what kind of help we need,” she said. They exchange “WhatsApp messages.”
Zelensky also thanked the quick process by which Spain approved the shipment of anti-missile systems “just as Russia was bombing us heavily.”
“Normally countries take their time and do this secretly, but (The Spanish Government) did this very quickly”, He claimed.
Zelenski also had positive terms for Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, with whom he recently traveled to Buenos Aires for the inauguration ceremony.
“This was an important visit because there is very little Latin America in the modern history of Ukraine. The scope of economic relations leaves much to be desired, probably because Latin America is closer to Russia due to the Soviet legacy.” .
But a “unusual personalityZelensky noted “how Milei could give a new direction to the political direction of Latin America due to his support for Ukraine and his rejection of the policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin.”