FILE PHOTO: Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy pays tribute to Ukrainian servicemen killed in battle for the Moshchuk village, in Kyiv region © Thomson Reuters
Reuters: Zelenskiy tells Europe: Be quicker with military aid or face a long war
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday urged Europe to increase and speed up supplies of modern weaponry and impose tougher sanctions on Russia, saying otherwise the war could drag on for years.
In a long and sharply worded video address to EU leaders, delivered from a train, Zelenskiy said it was up to the 27-nation bloc to take action to contain Russia more than a year into its invasion of Ukraine.
Although Ukrainian officials have repeatedly urged partners to step up supplies of weapons, Zelenskiy’s comments represented an unusually open display of frustration.
“If Europe waits, the evil may have time to regroup and prepare for years of war. It is in your power to prevent this,” he said in an address to EU leaders, who held talks with U.N. chief Antonio Guterres.
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Update #1: Zelenskyy calls on EU to give jets, missiles or expect a long war (Al Jazeera)
Update #2: Zelenskyy urges EU leaders to address ‘five delays’ in Ukraine support (Euractiv)
WNU Editor: Nothing new from the EU …. EU leaders reaffirm Ukraine support, vow to raise pressure on Russia (Brunswick News).