Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country is "closer to the end of the war" with Russia, according to excerpts of an interview with ABC News released on Monday (Sep 23). "I think that we are closer to peace than we think," he was quoted as saying. "We are closer to the end of the war.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears at a joint press conference with Ireland's Taoiseach Simon Harris , amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sep 4, 2024. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country is"closer to the end of the war" with Russia, according to excerpts of an interview with ABC News released on Monday .
The Ukrainian leader said that only from a"strong position" can Ukraine push Russian President Vladimir Putin"to stop the war". Washington and its allies have provided a multi-billion dollar assistance program to Ukraine since the Russian invasion began while also imposing several rounds of sanctions against Moscow.
Kyiv began a cross-border attack on Aug 6 into Russia's western Kursk region. Ukraine says the action intended partly to prevent Russian forces in the area from launching their own incursion across the border into Ukraine."He's afraid very much," he said."Why? Because his people saw that he can't defend - that he can't defend all his territory."
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