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Share: President Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that the Kremlin needs Pokrovsk...

"Force withdrawal from Donbas": Putin needs Pokrovsk as an argument for Trump, — Zelensky

Share: President Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that the Kremlin needs Pokrovsk for talks with the White House. According to him, the leader of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin seeks success on the front line in any format. "I think that Russia, with this story about Pokrovsk, do you know what it will do? (…) It is very afraid of strong decisions made by the United States if there is no success on the battlefield.

And that is why it is very important for Russia to do everything to really capture Pokrovsk," Zelenskyy emphasized during a briefing on November 7. According to him, Putin wants to show success on the battlefield in any format. "Then they can return, try to return this narrative. What did we tell you, we will take over Donbas. We told you to force the president and Ukrainians to leave Donbas, respectively, because we will definitely take over the east of Ukraine anyway.

Force him, and then we will negotiate among ourselves," the president explained. He noted that this factor can influence the introduction or postponement of sanctions. "Because, you know, everyone is waiting," Zelensky added. We will remind, DeepState analysts reported about 100 assaults in the Pokrovsky direction per day. They emphasized that the Russian Armed Forces are trying to accelerate on this part of the front.