2023-06-22 03:24:19
Two weeks after the start of Ukraine’s offensive, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed progress on the front lines. “We’re moving forward in the South,” he said in his daily video address on Wednesday. He admitted heavy fighting, but everywhere – including in the east, where the Ukrainian troops are on the defensive – the enemy is being destroyed, he said. Zelenskyi had previously dampened public expectations of the Ukrainian offensive.
In a BBC interview broadcast on Wednesday, he admitted that the offensive was progressing “slower than desired”. Selenskyj also attributed the small gains in terrain to the large-scale mining of the area by Russian troops. Therefore, a careful approach is necessary in order not to endanger the lives of the soldiers unnecessarily.
In his evening video message, however, Selenskyj announced mainly positive news. In addition to the unspecified progress on the front, the President also addressed the reconstruction conference for Ukraine in London and the new EU sanctions package against Russia. At the conference, Ukraine not only received state aid, but also commitments from the private sector to participate in the sustainable development of the country.
Zelenskyy praised the EU sanctions package as important to further isolate Russia “as long as Russia’s main export goods are evil and death”. The priority now is to cut off ways to circumvent the previous sanctions, according to the Ukrainian head of state.
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