Russia wants to freeze the war for half a year to recover new troops and weapons - Podolyak

He stressed that Ukraine should make efforts to return as much occupied territories as possible, especially in the southern part of the country. "The more and faster we get heavy weapons, the faster we can stop this war," - said the adviser to the Presidential Office Head. He stated that the victory of Ukraine would return all territories within the internationally recognized borders.

Podolyak noted that Ukraine needs to increase the number of armored vehicles in order to move deep into the territories that the enemy controlled in the territories. According to him, Ukraine needs the supply of as many modern weapons as possible and hopes for active participation in this issue of Germany Federal Chancellor Olaf Solz. Mikhail Podolyak noted that the statements of the German Chancellor testify to his intentions to change relations with Russia.

“Germany has to go the other way now, to understand what Russia really is. It is a fact that we need more weapons, ”said the head of the office head of the head of state. According to him, Ukraine requires the supply of long-range artillery and rocket launchers, which will effectively eliminate the logistics and logistical warehouses of the enemy. In addition, Mikhail Podolyak emphasized the importance of increasing the number of unmanned aerial vehicles.

“Anti-air systems, such as Iris-T, which was willing to supply Germany, to better protect our cities from attack from airspace. We need more to protect at least Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Nikolaev and Odessa, ”added advisor to the Presidential Office.

Early in the morning of February 24, 2022, Putin announced a "special military operation" in Ukraine and a 200th thousandth grouping of Russian troops, which were charged to the Ukrainian borders for four months, went to a full-scale invasion of the territory of Ukraine around the perimeter -Ukrainian borders. Putin was allegedly needed to "demilitarization" and "denacification" of Ukraine.