The Ukrainian leader said Sunday that he does not 'trust' the Russian military to end the conflict at Donbas.
In an interview released Sunday with"For us, the battle for Donbas is very important. It is important for different reasons, for the reason of safety, first of all. Our grouping located in Donbas is one of the best military we have. It's a large grouping and Russia wants to encircle them and destroy them," he said."This is why it is very important for us to not allow them, to stand our ground, because this battle...it can influence the course of the whole war.
The Ukrainian leader added that he does not"trust" the Russian military to end the conflict at Donbas, warning that if they won in the east, troops could again advance toward the capital city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the battle for Donbas could influence the course of the entire war. Above, the Ukrainian leader looks on at a press conference on March 3, in Kyiv."We understand that the fact that we fought them off and they left, and they were running away from Kyiv, from the north, from Chernihiv and from that direction," Zelensky said, referring to Ukraine's successful mission toin the last several weeks.
His comments come as the Russian military is continuing to focus its efforts on capturing Donbas, after its troops were met with fierce Ukrainian resistance in the first phase of the war. Now, Moscow is preparing tens of thousands of soldiers for a major new offensive in the east—a heavily disputed region that
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