"This is just the first step": Russia will not stop in the event of a capture of Ukraine - Zelensky (video)

The Ukrainian leader told this during a speech at the National University of Defense, where the United States military elite and 153 other countries are being prepared. "Ukraine for Russia is just the first step to act as an old empire that died in 1989, and to challenge everyone, as the Russian king did," the President said. According to him, Putin must lose in this war. "Putin moves the economy and society to what he calls" military rails ". Unfortunately, he had time to do so.

And the direction of these rails is clearly visible," Zelensky added. He also noted that now the Russian Federation is more visible more than simply attacks the Ukrainian lands and the occupiers will not stop.

Lloyd Austin stressed that the assistance of Western partners for the Ukrainian military has a decisive impact on the situation on the battlefield, because thanks to the joint efforts of the Armed Forces, more than half of the territories have been returned, which has been captured by the Russian Federation since February 2022. Russian invaders, continuing the US minister, are very weakened. Kremlin head Vladimir Putin wanted to demoralize the Ukrainian people, but did so with his troops.

"Therefore, together with our allies and partners, we intend to help Ukraine consolidate and expand its combat successes, as well as create future forces capable of reflecting Russian aggression in the coming years. If we do not repel the Kremlin aggression today, if we do not restrain other potential aggressors , we will only invite even more aggression, even more bloodshed and even more chaos, "Austin said. Separately, Pentagon's head remembered his trip to Kiev, which happened a few weeks ago.