Germany will transfer 18 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
Germany will provide Ukraine with four additional Leopard 2 A6 main battle tanks.
This was announced by the German Ministry of Defense based on the joint decision of Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and his military advisors, informed by Censor.NET with reference to "Euro Integration".
According to the decision, four tanks will arrive from the warehouses of the Bundeswehr. Thus, Germany will supply Ukraine with 18 main battle tanks instead of the 14 previously reported.
"Thanks to this decision, we can now, together with our Portuguese and Swedish partners, provide a mixed Ukrainian battalion," the ministry said in a statement. Source:
https://censor.net/en/n3402018
"War in Ukraine started reboot of NATO," - Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that the war in Ukraine has led to reforming the state of the defense system in NATO.
As Censor.NET informs, he stated this during the press conference "February. The Year of Invincibility".
"The war in Ukraine started the reboot of NATO. That's how it is. Everyone checked and understood that the systems are not improved, and that more powerful things are needed. I'm not talking about shells, a lot of money is invested in cyberspace, protection against cyber-attacks, information independence, drones, IT, the latest technologies. This is reforming the state of its defense system. Everyone has seen what can be expected from the Russian Federation," the president noted. Source:
https://censor.net/en/n3402029
Zelensky on negotiations with Putin: There is no one to talk to
President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that there is no possibility of negotiations with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimirr Putin.
He stated this during a press conference, Censor.NET reports.
"Erdogan knows my position (regarding the possibility of holding talks with Putin in Turkey - ed.). I don't accept it," Zelensky said.
The President of Ukraine said that he appealed to the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, before the start of a full-scale war, that the President of Russia "be put at the negotiating table."
"Put negotiations on the table, we cannot allow the risks of a full-scale war. Erdogan could not do it then. And not only he, he is powerful. He could not. And now he thinks he can. Now we can't, Putin is not the same person, there is no one to talk to," Zelensky noted. Source:
https://censor.net/en/n3402046
I don’t care what will happen to Russia after defeat, - Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he does not think about what will happen to Russia after the defeat in the war against Ukraine.
As reported by Censor.NET, he stated this during the press conference "February. The Year of Invincibility".
"Many states have really started talking about what will happen after the defeat (of Russia. - Ed.). I believe that informationally, this is in favor of Ukraine. It is important that the faith of states, the faith of leaders, and therefore societies. This is a signal to us that most countries, at least in Europe, believe in the victory of Ukraine. This means the defeat of Moscow. The main question is: what will happen to Russia then. Honestly, I don't care. ... If they thought about their freedom of speech, democracy, about their people, that they would not be beggars, that they would not have slavery, etc. ... They would be a rich country because they are a naturally rich country," he said.
According to Zelensky, all adequate states think what they would do for their society, and some think about what they would do against others.
"That's why it's a question of their history, their future. And I don't think about it. ... I think that the elite, the very business of the Russian Federation, which is absolutely justly sanctioned now, all this is a dislike of these people, who are very rich. ... But now all this, they have no comfort. They have what remains in Russia. Do you think they will allow there to be not one Russia, but 20-40? Do you think they will share their business? Do you think when everything is locked up that they won't think about what to do internally, and how to preserve these capitals? They will figure it out themselves. More pressure, more sanctions, and more isolation on Russia and their elite will think what they would do inside the state to want to sit down with their new policy. We are interested in this," the head of state explained. Source:
https://censor.net/en/n3402039