Zelensky called for more weapons and claimed that “the war is far from over”

“If the West does not help Ukraine stop Putin now, it will continue to expand its empire and kill women and children,” the Ukrainian president warned

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El presidente de Ucrania, VolodÍmOr Zelenski, mira mientras está rodeado de militares ucranianos, mientras continúa la invasión rusa de Ucrania, en Bucha, en las afueras de Kiev, Ucrania. 4 de abril de 2022. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for more weapons to be sent to continue dealing with the Russian invasion, warned that “the war is far from over” and that what has been experienced so far has been “only the first round”.

“Several experts assured that Ukraine would not last more than a week. Not only have we arrested the Russian army, but we have pushed it back. But our war is far from over,” Zelensky said in a message spread via Telegram.

Zelensky also reiterated his old warning that if Vladimir Putin is not detained in Ukraine he will continue to expand by attacking other countries. “Russia does not plan to stop in Ukraine. Russian propaganda openly declares that Europe is the next logical goal,” he said.

“If the West doesn't help Ukraine stop Putin now, it will continue to expand its empire and kill women and children. It has already done so in Mariupol, Kharviv, Bucha and other Ukrainian cities,” he added.

To continue to cope with the invasion Ukraine needs, according to Zelensky, “heavy artillery, armored vehicles, air defense systems and aircraft”.

He then added a more specific list calling for parts and shells of 155 and 152 mm caliber artillery, multiple missile launch system “Grad”. “Uragan” or “American M142 Himars”, T-72 tanks and other armored transport vehicles.

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The warning that Russia will not stop in Ukraine has been issued by Zelensky since before the invasion began and since he began asking for arms to be sent to Western countries.

The call for fighter jets has been reiterated because one of the main challenges is to prevent Russia from controlling Ukrainian airspace.

Zelensky believes that, after withdrawing for the time being from the area around Kiev, Putin is changing his strategy to try to press harder on Kharviv and the entire Donbas region, including strategic Mariupol.

(With information from EFE)

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