The West has modern weapons with which Ukraine can defeat the Russian aggressor, President Zelensky is convinced. In an interview with "Bild" he appealed to his allies to help Ukraine survive.
Ukraine does not receive from its Western partners the weapons necessary for its survival, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday in Kharkiv, where he gave an interview to the German tabloid "Bild" and for other editions of the "Axel Springer" concern. "Our partners have certain weapons that we need today to survive. And I just don't understand why we don't get these weapons," Zelensky said.
„Help us defeat the Russian aggressor"
However, he is hopeful that these deliveries are possible – including long-range cruise missiles “Taurus" from Germany. And the fact that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the Bundestag reject such supplies, Zelensky explains by the fact that Germany takes Putin's nuclear threats seriously. "As far as I understand, the chancellor says that Germany is not a nuclear power, but (Taurus missiles - ed.) are Germany's most powerful weapon," the Ukrainian president said.
In addition, Zelensky continues to hope that the US will still release a multi-billion dollar military aid package, which for a long time did not receive the necessary approval in the US Congress. Although Russia has an advantage in terms of weapons and military power, "the united West has modern weapons systems" that could allow Ukraine to defeat the Russian aggressor, Zelensky emphasized in his interview with "Bild".
Thousands of assault rifles and half a million rounds of ammunition for Ukraine
Meanwhile, it has emerged that the US has sent Ukraine thousands of weapons seized from Iran intended for the Houthi rebels in Yemen. Weapons were confiscated from four ships sailing without a flag in the Arabian Sea between 2021 and 2023, ARD reported, citing the US Department of Justice. The ships were traveling from Iran to Yemen.
The shipment includes about 5,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles, snipers and machine guns, as well as about 500,000 cartridges for them. These weapons are enough to equip one Ukrainian brigade, according to a statement of the US Central Command published on the social network X.