Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kiev had neither the intention nor sufficient weapons to attack Russian territory as part of a counteroffensive. He announced this at a press conference in Berlin with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. DEA News.
“We are not attacking the territory of the Russian Federation … We have neither the strength nor the time for this. And we have no weapons left to do that with,” he said.
Zelensky stressed that Kiev is still preparing a counterattack. According to him, in case of failure, a few more states will begin to think about the need for peace negotiations. The President expressed the view, “But we are almost ready for success”.
On May 11, Bloomberg reported that the West from December 2022 provided Ukraine has more than 200 tanks and 300 infantry fighting vehicles and other weapons as part of Kiev’s counterattack preparations. According to the publication, the number of Ukrainian troops is currently about 700 thousand people.
Previously retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis said Zelensky would be forced to retreat if the counterattack failed. to accept for peace talks with Russia.
May 14 President of Ukraine reached He went to Berlin and went to the headquarters of the German Ministry of Defense.