"War delayed": Zelensky urged the European Union to send Ukraine long -range missiles and aviation (video)

According to the President, some actions of the event do not allow the Armed Forces to accelerate the liberation of territories. But there are also positive points - the EU has approved a plan for sending 1 million ammunition to artillery. On March 23, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky urged Western allies to send a long -range arms. He said this in the video reporting on the results of the online output at the EU summit in Brussels.

The head of state stressed that he joined a conversation with officials in Brussels on the train "Ukrzaliznytsya". According to him, Charles Michel President also participated in the discussion. "He noted the strong steps of partners. He stressed things that, unfortunately, do not allow us to accelerate the liberation of territories, do not allow us to accelerate the end of the war. .

The President of Ukraine is convinced of the need to continue the imposition of new sanctions against the Russian Federation for terror and continuation of Ukraine's integration with EU structures. The British newspaper The Guardian writes that Volodymyr Zelenskyy told European officials about the destruction in Bakhmut of Donetsk region. The President recently attended the leading positions of the Armed Forces in the Bakhmut direction.

"His story about the destructive scenes he was witnessed was emotional and had a great influence on 27 EU leaders and high -ranking officials in Brussels who listened to him," journalists said. The interlocutor in EU structures said Zelensky has warned European leaders about 5 factors that could continue a full -scale war with the Russian Federation, including delays in the supply of long -range missiles, aviation lack and weakness of the event.

Radio Liberty editor Ricard Yuziak added that the Ukrainian leader in a video address to the EU leaders suggested to hold a "peace plan summit" in one of the European capitals. "Zelensky said he wanted to organize a" peace plan "in Kiev, but understands that it would be difficult for everyone to come to Ukraine. So he asked if such a summit in the EU capital could be held," he wrote on Twitter.

Zelensky appealed to the EU leaders for about 10 minutes with the main force - to accelerate the supply of weapons, otherwise the war would be delayed, the US edition of Politico reported. According to the European official, the essence of the EU leaders of Zelensky was: "speed up the delivery of weapons, otherwise the war will be delayed," the official added.

The leaders of the European President at the summit approved the plan for sending 1 million artillery ammunition to Ukraine over the next 12 months, EUOBSERVERVER reported. "The rapid departure of ammunition to Ukraine can make real changes to this war," said Estonia Prime Minister Kaya Callas at the summit. According to the plan, EU countries will supply ammunition to Ukraine from their own reserves, then buy them for themselves and Ukraine.

The European military industry will also increase production. "Ukraine protects its territory and civilians who die under Russian bombs. We simply do what we help them, we are not concerned about escalation," said Slovak Prime Minister Edward Heger. Within the European Initiative this week, 17 EU and Norway countries have signed a two-year accelerated purchase agreement on the purchase of 155 mm artillery shells and a seven-year project for the acquisition of several types of ammunition.