Zelenskyy: Full support crucial for Ukraine's definitive victory

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed concerns during a May 17 meeting with journalists that Western partners fear a Russian defeat could lead to unpredictable geopolitical shifts.

"They wanted Ukraine to win in such a way that Russia would not lose," the President said.

“It would be an unpredictable loss and unpredictable geopolitics. I don't think it works that way. In order for Ukraine to win, we need to be given everything necessary to win.”

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy also called French President Emmanuel Macron's idea to train Ukrainian military in Ukraine logical and suggested organizing a hub for repairing French equipment in the country.

"I look at this very positively, to be honest," stated the Ukrainian President.

“All this could be a step that would encourage other countries. It opens a new page in this war.”

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He is, however, skeptical of the idea of an "Olympic truce," noting that a ceasefire "does not work well with this enemy."

"In addition, there is a risk — who will monitor that during the ceasefire their forces will not approach us?" Zelenskyy said.

“The ceasefire doesn't prevent the equipment from moving closer and then launching an offensive. I mean, I don't understand the details. For me, it still sounds like a dead story.”

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