Arms are the only language Russia understands, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with BBC correspondent John Simpson.

In response to the question whether Ukraine and Kiev are threatened by a new Russian lightning attack and whether the country can hold out until the promised Western weapons have yet arrived, Zelensky replied that the Russian attack has already begun and continues.

" And we understand it. But we keep the defense, we keep these areas until our offensive brigades are ready to deliver our powerful blow, ”said the president..

According to him, Putin still has not abandoned the idea of \u200b\u200boccupying Kiev and all of Ukraine..

" And therefore, I think everyone understood: if you cannot occupy the capital, if you cannot occupy Kiev, you cannot occupy Ukraine,"

The provision of weapons by the allies, in his opinion, accelerates the de-occupation and peace, since Ukrainians need weapons not for war, but precisely for the sake of peace.

“Because weapons are the only language that the Russian Federation understands. They only understand this language. And therefore, in this language, we began to answer them, although they did not expect this, ”Zelensky emphasized, adding that the defense forces of Ukraine really depend on the speed of military aid supplies..

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