Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Saturday that he would take part in the international summit on Ukraine’s defense in Germany next week, in which his American counterpart Joe Biden is also due to participate. The Ukrainian president intends to present a set of measures to move towards the end of the war, including the possibility of striking Russian territory in depth.
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“ We are preparing for the 25th Ramstein meeting on October 12, which will be the first to take place at leadership level » of the approximately 50 countries supporting theUkrainesaid Volodymyr Zelensky on social networks. The Ukrainian president said he would present “ clear and concrete measures towards a just end to the war », assuring that Russia could be stopped by “ determination of partners and strengthening of Ukraine ».
This meeting will come at a crucial time for theUkraine before the presidential election in the United States in November, which could call into question, in the event of Donald Trump’s victory, American support, crucial for kyiv. It will also take place while more and more voices, including among kyiv’s allies, are calling for negotiations with Russia, which Mr. Zelensky refuses.
“More decisive action is needed to move closer to ending this war”
Ukraine has also been insistently demanding for months to be able to strike Russian territory in depth with long-range Western missiles. But several countries including the United States refuse it for fear of an escalation with Moscow. “ We will convince our partners that our drones are not enough. More decisive action is needed to move closer to ending this war “, insisted Mr. Zelensky later Saturday in his daily address. Ukrainian forces show what the Ukrainians are capable of doing when they have enough weapons and range » with long-range drone strikes on Russian military bases, he said.
On the ground, Russian forces have been advancing for months in eastern Ukraine, facing Ukrainian troops who are outnumbered and outgunned. Calling for “ lasting peace and security “, Mr. Zelensky clarified that they were “not possible only on the basis of international laws and without negotiations on sovereignty or territories “. At the previous Ramstein meeting in September, Mr. Zelensky called on Ukraine’s Western partners to provide it with more weapons to repel Russian forces.
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