Zelensky counts on more Western defence aid for Ukraine in next two months
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President Volodymyr Zelensky has often repeated that Russia’s increased air strikes, and its offensive in Ukraine’s east have underlined the need for more reinforcement of Kyiv’s air and ground defences.
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KYIV – President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan 20 that he expected a number of new Western defence packages for Ukraine to be signed in January and February.
“We are preparing new agreements with partners – strong bilateral agreements,” Mr Zelensky said in his nightly video address.
“January and February should bring corresponding results. There are already specific dates when new and strong documents can be expected.”
After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine
But with the war now dragging on towards its third year, little change along the front line in the past 12 months and growing opposition to more aid in the United States, funds and equipment in recent months have been slow coming in.
Mr Zelensky did not name the countries with which he hoped to finalise agreements. The Ukrainian President has spent weeks in international diplomatic efforts to secure more political and military support.
He has often repeated that Russia’s increased winter air strikes and its slow but gruelling offensive in Ukraine’s east have underlined the need for more reinforcement of Kyiv’s air and ground defences.
Earlier in January, Britain, one of Kyiv’s staunchest supporters, said it would increase its support for Ukraine in the next financial year
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Jan 16 that he would head to Ukraine in February to finalise a bilateral security guarantee deal
