Zelenskyy: Putin has only one advantage left
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has no advantages left in the war against Ukraine except the ballistic missiles with which he takes civilians' lives.
Source: Zelenskyy responding to journalists
Quote: "Putin – whether he knows this or not – certainly receives information and understands that he has no advantage right now. There are the ballistic missiles; there are the truly tragic, terrible strikes on the civilian population of our state, but that's the only advantage he has left – he has nothing else now."
Details: Zelenskyy added that Ukraine has a window of opportunity right now.
"Our teams [Ukraine's and the US's – ed.] understand that we really do have a window of opportunity right now. Ukraine has become stronger both on the battlefield and in the air. Everyone sees the results. Of course it's first and foremost thanks to our military… that there is a window of opportunity," the president said.
He added that this has been noted by both the US and other countries whose leaders he met at the NATO summit.
"Everyone can see this. We spoke with President Trump. And during the summit I met with many, many different leaders – even leaders of states I hadn't previously met – and all of them said the same thing: Ukraine has become stronger," Zelenskyy concluded.
Background:
- NATO member state leaders agreed at the 7-8 July summit that the Alliance will provide Ukraine with military support worth at least €140 billion in 2026-2027.
- On 8 July, during a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, US President Donald Trump said the US will grant Ukraine a licence to produce Patriot missiles.
- Trump also said that Ukrainian long-range strikes on Russian oil refineries represent an escalation that could help lead to the end of the war.
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