Index – Abroad – Russia’s war in Ukraine – Index’s Sunday news summary

According to the Ukrainian president, Ukraine may have a chance to win after the lower house of the US legislature passed the nearly $61 billion aid package.

In an interview with NBC television, Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the upper house of the Congress to vote on the legislation containing military aid as soon as possible, and stated that the necessary weapon systems should reach the military of his country as soon as possible. He warned against another six-month delay in aid and said there must be an end to the passage of the aid package so that his country’s soldiers can get tangible help on the battlefield as soon as possible.

Regarding Ukraine’s military needs, he highlighted that long-range weapons and anti-aircraft equipment are now the most needed, and believed that

When asked about the exact timetable for the war, the Ukrainian president said it depends on how quickly help arrives, but noted that there are many factors that affect what happens next.

Regarding the strategy for ending the war, he stated that it should not be “based on the words of Putin and his entourage, but on something that is detailed and tangible for an independent and democratic Ukraine.”

He described speculation that Donald Trump, if elected US president in November, would pressure Ukraine to make territorial concessions to Russia to end the war as “rumour”, adding that he did not believe it. According to Zelensky, the war in his country means that

the United States does not have to fight to protect NATO countries, because the Ukrainians do, and the civilized world only has to provide the necessary equipment to fight.

He believed that the money spent on the Ukrainian war was not a wasted amount, because the Americans above all protect the freedom and democracy of Europe.

As is well known, on Saturday the US House of Representatives passed a law containing 60.8 billion dollars (about HUF 23,000 billion) on the continuation of support to Ukraine, which allows for the resumption of regular US military deliveries to the Ukrainian forces after a break of almost 4 months. .