President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Ukraine's partners "are afraid of Russia losing the war" and would like Kyiv "to win in such a way that Russia does not lose," Zelensky said in a meeting with journalists attended by the Kyiv Independent.

President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Ukraine’s partners “are afraid of Russia losing the war” and would like Kyiv “to win in such a way that Russia does not lose,” Zelensky said in a meeting with journalists attended by the Kyiv Independent.

Kyiv’s allies “fear” Russia’s loss in the war against Ukraine because it would involve “unpredictable geopolitics,” according to Zelensky. “I don’t think it works that way. For Ukraine to win, we need to be given everything with which one can win,” he said.

His statement came on May 16 amid Russia’s large-scale offensive in Kharkiv Oblast and ongoing heavy battles further east. In a week, Russian troops managed to advance as far as 10 kilometers in the northern part of Kharkiv Oblast, according to Zelensky.

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  • Aux@lemmy.worldEnglish
    457·
    6 months ago

    I said it many times before - no one wants this war to end except for Ukrainians. It’s just a very profitable venture for the rest of the world.

    • jabjoe@feddit.ukEnglish
      212·
      6 months ago

      Putin will want it over. It’s an embarrassment to him that Ukrainians don’t want him and have resisted him so effectively.

    • golli@lemm.eeEnglish
      94·
      6 months ago

      For the US maybe, but I don’t think it is profitabel for Europe.

      Refugees aren’t cheap (even though ukrainian people might integrate easier than others and later add value), a good part of money for weapon purchases flows towards America since they have more immediate capacities, and long term we do want to integrate Ukraine, which means Europe will ultimately bear a significant chunk of rebuilding costs.

      • Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        91·
        6 months ago

        When billions of dollars worth of equipment is shipped to Ukraine, that’s billions of dollars going to the American military industrial complex. Some of them might prefer if Russia weren’t dramatically weakened, so as to still have something to point to when lobbying for additional military spending.

      • Mongostein@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        6 months ago

        Arms manufacturers have no reason to produces weapons if the ones they made before aren’t being used. Pretty much every US politician is invested in these companies. War = profit.

        It’s a gross cycle.