Virtually no quantity of weapons that the US and its allies supply to Kiev for its fight with Russia will be enough, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has said.
The Ukrainian leader is visiting the US this week as the heads of NATO states hold a summit in Washington DC.
Zelensky called for more arms deliveries at the Ronald Reagan Institute on Tuesday, where he participated in an event alongside US Senator Mitch McConnell.
While he highlighted his determination to continue hostilities with Russia, he stressed on several occasions the disparity in military strength between the two sides in the conflict.
”It’s not enough. It’s never enough,” he said, referring to the five additional Patriot missile systems, which US President Joe Biden pledged the same day to Kiev on behalf of his nation, Germany, Romania and others.
Asked about the fate of the 31 Abrams main battle tanks supplied by the US last year, Zelensky said the number was too low to “change the situation on the battlefield.”
”Even if we will have 50 it’s nothing. They have 300,” Zelensky said.
Being on the defense, Ukraine would need a fleet of 128 F-16s for parity with Russia, he stated.
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Do you believe providing more weapons to Ukraine will lead to a resolution of the conflict or escalate the situation further?
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The only thing understood by Russia is power and violence... so providing better weapons and used well is probably the only way...
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