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‘We are waiting for weapons’
Updated On: 18 February, 2024 05:09 AM IST | Munich | Agencies
Addressing the Munich Security Conference, Zelensky said “artificial deficit” of weapons is helping Russia escalate conflict
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine can get their land back, provided they have the required weapons and ammunition. Pic/AP
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned allies on Saturday that an “artificial deficit” of weapons for his country risks giving Russia breathing space, hours after his military chief said he was withdrawing troops from the eastern city of Avdiivka. Zelenskyy spoke to the Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering of security and foreign policy officials. Ukraine is back on the defensive against Russia in the nearly two-year-old war, hindered by low ammunition supplies and a shortage of personnel.
“Ukrainians have proven that we can force Russia to retreat,” he said. “We can get our land back, and (Russian President Vladimir) Putin can lose, and this has already happened more than once on the battlefield.” “Our actions are limited only by... our strength,” he added, pointing to the situation in Avdiivka. Ukrainian commander Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi said early Saturday that he was withdrawing troops from the city, where outnumbered defenders battled a Russian assault for four months, to avoid encirclement and save soldiers’ lives.
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