“If only the strong of the world didn’t flirt with Russia” - President on conditions for ending the war
Olha Hlushchenko – Friday, 27 May 2022, 00:57
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that the war in Ukraine could be stopped if "the strong of the world didn’t flirt with Russia."
Source: Presidential video address
Quote: "The catastrophic unfolding of events could have been stopped if the world had treated the situation in Ukraine as its own.
If the strong of the world had not flirted with Russia, but had really pressed to end the war."
Details: Zelensky recalled that the European Union had not reached an agreement regarding the sixth package of sanctions against Russia for a "number of weeks".
"Look at the number of weeks the world has not dared to block the Russian banking system," the President said.
He also added that Ukraine has been fighting for a long time to obtain "all the weapons it needs to change the nature of the hostilities and start moving faster and more confidently towards expelling the aggressors."