Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Russia must face consequences and Ukraine needs more force to end the war. “Russia must feel the consequences of what it is doing. Sufficient counteraction is needed to force them to seek peace,” Zelensky stated. He said Ukraine must rely on its army strength, its long-range strike capability and strong sanctions to pressure Moscow into talks. Zelensky claimed Ukraine recovered more than 132,000 foreign components from weapons made with parts from Europe, the United States, China and Japan, warning that unchecked Russian arms could threaten Europe and the Indo-Pacific.
Zelensky: Allies ‘wasting time,’ Russia sanctions needed
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on Saturday that his country’s allies were “wasting time” instead of stepping up sanctions on Russia.”[US] President [Donald] Trump expects strong action from Europe. I think we are wasting a lot of time if sanctions are not imposed or some steps are not taken, that we very much expect from him,” Zelensky told journalists in Kiev and said he plans to pressure Trump to convince all European countries, including Hungary and Slovakia which have been hesitant to stop buying Russian energy, to hit Moscow with sanctions. “Everyone is looking to the United States,” he stated. Zelensky and Trump are expected to meet next week during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. Ahead of the talks, Trump said that he will likely have to be present if Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet as they “hate each other.”