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The Office of the President announced the event yesterday, December 18.
The exact time and place of the press conference was not announced until the start of the event due to security reasons.
The president of Ukraine said that he does not know when the war with Russia will end.
The journalist of “RBC-Ukraine” asked Zelensky if he agrees with the opinion of Western leaders that the war could last a long time and will not end in 2024.
“I don’t think anyone knows the answer, not even our commanders or our Western partners. They don’t. These are just thoughts, and thoughts often differ from reality,” the Ukrainian president said.
The army leadership has asked to mobilize half a million people
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said on Tuesday that the leadership of the army had asked for the mobilization of 450,000 to 500,000 people, however, he proposed to develop a plan further to provide for not only the recruitment of new soldiers, but also the demobilization of those soldiers who have been fighting for about two years.
“I said that I need more arguments to support this direction,” Zelensky said at the press conference.
According to his words, justice must be observed in this regard.
“We cannot lose the bravest people, their moral standing,” the president emphasized.
The cost of mobilizing such a number of people is about 500 billion hryvnias (about 12 billion euros).
Zelensky also stated that Ukraine is not losing the war and no one knows how long it will last.
Zelensky also said that “Russia has not won a single victory” and expressed confidence that the United States will eventually make a decision on providing additional aid to Ukraine.
He also noted that the lack of air superiority prevented the Ukrainian army from making much progress during the summer counteroffensive.
2023-12-19 17:06:02
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