“More than 1,000 kilometers” of defensive lines are built or under construction on the front, added the Ukrainian president during an interview with BFMTV and “Le Monde” on Monday.
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“As long as Ukraine holds, the French army can remain on French territory. Your children are not going to die in Ukraine.”assured Volodymyr Zelensky, Monday March 11, during an interview with BFMTV and the newspaper The world. On February 26, French President Emmanuel Macron said that sending Western troops to Ukraine should not “be excluded” in the future, in the name of a “strategic ambiguity”. Comments which led to strong reactions from the oppositions.
During this rare interview with French media, the Ukrainian president was also questioned about Ukraine’s recent military difficulties. “The situation” on the front “is much better [aujourd’hui] only during the last three months”assured Volodymyr Zelensky. Even if he recognizes “some gaps”he estimates that “the advance of Russian troops has been stopped” For now.
Defensive lines under construction
“It’s difficult to be too positive today, we can only be positive when we are done with this war”, he nevertheless added, emphasizing the need for his country to receive the ammunition promised by its allies. He also pleaded for the sending of “technical staff” For “co-production” Caesar cannons and “training” soldiers.
“More than 1,000 kilometers” defensive lines are built or being built on the front in Ukraine, he added, mentioning “three lines of defense” Already “built” to curb Russian forces in eastern, southern and northern Ukraine.
