President Zelensky has said Ukraine’s fight against invading Russian forces is losing pace as it becomes harder to acquire arms and secure sanctions on Moscow.
“The war is slowing down,” he said. “We recognise this fact. All processes are becoming more complicated and slower: from sanctions to the provision of weapons.
“When some partners say, ‘So what about the counteroffensive, when will the next step be?’ My answer is that today our steps are probably faster than new sanctions packages.”
Kyiv has repeatedly pleaded for the West to increase or speed up supplies of tanks, aircraft and other hardware as Ukrainian troops attempt to reclaim territory occupied by Russia.
Speaking during a panel discussion at a conference in Kyiv, Zelensky said that Ukraine needed specific