By KYIV. Oct 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Against the backdrop of another loss of control over internal problems, Russia can still withstand the fighting in Ukraine, but is not able to withstand this confrontation strategically, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
“We must soberly assess the Russian system. They have mobilized all their forces to try not to lose what they seized in Ukraine, but in doing so, they have contaminated their own territory with such a level of hatred and degradation that, for the second time this year, Russia is losing control over events. We see that mutineers are heading to Moscow, and no one is stopping them. We see that the power vertical in Dagestan is evaporating, leading to a real upheaval,” he said in an evening video message.
“These are all signals that Russia can, for now, sustain military operations and increase pressure on the frontlines in some places but is unable to withstand this strategic confrontation,” Zelenskyy said.
“Strategically, we all must be strong, we must be united, and we must do everything possible and impossible to withstand, to reclaim what is ours, and to prove that freedom is indeed stronger than hatred and aggression. For this, our unity is needed, unity between us, unity across all of Europe, unity in America, and unity throughout the free world… Unity is the most effective, precise, and long-range weapon,” the president stressed.
