Weak Europe and strong diplomacy against Putin: what Zelensky said in Davos (video)
This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Ukraine's strategy for the end of the war lies in peaceful diplomacy, but the main question is what diplomacy will be. "If diplomacy is strong and as a result of negotiations, Ukraine will receive strong security guarantees that will prevent Putin's second attack, it will be a fair and strong peace for Ukraine and Europe," Zelensky said.
Weak security guarantees will lead to uncertainty, then Russia will return to Ukraine again with the war. Speaking about the number of Russian soldiers in Ukraine, Zelensky said that there are now about 608 thousand. The occupation group is three times more than the one that attacked Ukraine in early 2022. At the same time, the number of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Armed Forces) is about 800 thousand soldiers.
Putin will require Ukraine to reduce the army five times at future negotiations, but Kiev will not allow it. The war should not be finished quickly, but fairly, the president emphasized. The attention of the world public is now chained to Washington and President Donald Trump's actions, but no one is worried about the future of Europe. Allies in the European Union are experiencing whether they support them in wartime.
"But does someone worry in the United States that Europe will cease to be their ally in one day? Washington does not believe that the EU will bring them something really important," Zelensky says. Europe cannot afford to be unfortunate for the United States, otherwise the world will move forward, without the EU will become uncomfortable.
In addition, the EU is lagging behind in military plan: in the Russian Federation there are about 30 military plants, and in the whole of Europe there are 45, but the block does not have time at the rate of military production of the Russian Federation. In addition, Russia has signed comprehensive military agreements with the DPRK and Iran against the West. Russia can expose up to 1. 5 million soldiers and France - about 200,000 troops. All other European countries have fewer armies.
With regard to the Russian-Ukrainian war, Zelensky believes that Europe should be at the table of negotiations, and not simply observe on the side. At the same time, when it comes to Europe's security, one cannot hope for the good will of several capitals, or the death of Vladimir Putin. The Russian military wanted to seize the city of Kharkiv and a large part of the region. The region is currently under the control of Ukraine, the President said. "People live there.
It was very dangerous, the occupation of Kharkiv, because there are about 1. 5 million people now. A lot of people. And they fire them. There such people are just causing great pride that they work there. Imagine under fire . They do not leave their city. Putin failed Kharkiv operation, the Armed Forces came to stop the enemy. Zelensky also said that Russia was not enough to displace the Ukrainian military from the Kursk region, so they were assisted by the DPRK army.