The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky In an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, he stressed that “Putin’s lightning war has failed” and that “his country continues to resist.”
“The army, the citizens of my country, the authorities of Kiev and many other areas gathered and put up a huge resistance, blocking this invasion, the most barbaric since the Second World War,” Zelensky added.
“The lightning war has failed and the resistance of the Ukrainians, who are defending their country, their homes, their families, their freedom and their sovereignty, has been going on for a month now. “The enemy is morally intimidated,” he said.
The Ukrainian president underlined that “o Russian army “It does not respect any international treaty, it uses banned bombs and weapons and it kills women and children.”
Speaking to La Repubblica, Zelensky said he was willing to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but not to accept the imposition of a Russian ultimatum, and confirmed that his country wanted to join the European Union.
“Put pressure on the invader, increase them sanctions, do not buy Russian goods, withdraw your business from this country. Russia must suffer the consequences of its criminal activities. “In its economy, with empty store shelves, with its yachts and villas under confiscation, so that the Russians can not travel to your beautiful country,” said the Ukrainian president.
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