Zelenskyy says he is not satisfied by results of counteroffensive

15:30 | 01.12.2023
Zelenskyy says he is not satisfied by results of counteroffensive

Zelenskyy says he is not satisfied by results of counteroffensive

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new stage, with winter expected to complicate fighting after a summer counteroffensive that failed to produce desired results due to enduring shortages of weapons and ground forces.
Despite setbacks, however, he said Ukraine won’t give up.
"We have a new phase of war, and that is a fact,” Zelenskyy said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press in Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, after a morale-boosting tour of the region.

"Winter as a whole is a new phase of war.”

Asked if he was satisfied by the results of the counteroffensive, he gave a complex answer.

"Look, we are not backing down, I am satisfied. We are fighting with the second (best) army in the world, I am satisfied,” he said, referring to the Russian military.

But he added: "We are losing people, I’m not satisfied. We didn’t get all the weapons we wanted, I can’t be satisfied, but I also can’t complain too much.”

He gave a frank appraisal of last summer’s counteroffensive.

"We wanted faster results. From that perspective, unfortunately, we did not achieve the desired results. And this is a fact,” he said.

Ukraine did not get all the weapons it needed from allies, he said, and limits in the size of his military force precluded a quick advance, he said.

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