Ukraine "will do everything" to maintain support from US and Europe, Zelensky says
As the ousting of US House speaker Kevin McCarthy cast fresh doubt on the future of American aid for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said the country "will do everything" to maintain support from the United States in its fight against Russia's full-scale invasion.
"The United States is one of the leaders in helping and supporting Ukraine, in protecting democracy. I feel that there is support in the United States. I know that there is 100% support from the White House, there is great support in the Congress — it's really powerful, bipartisan," Zelensky said in an interview Wednesday with Italian channel Sky TG24.
"The United States did not let us down in a very difficult time. Although there were different voices. You know that there were different voices among the representatives of the Republican Party. But for the most part, both Democrats and Republicans supported Ukraine," he added.
Zelensky said he believes Russia is now weaker than it was at the beginning of the war, so pausing the support or turning the fighting into a frozen conflict in some way, would mean helping the aggressor.
"This is not about not helping Ukraine and complicating our offensive or defensive actions. No, it is not. Any pauses today are a help exclusively to the Russian Federation," he said.
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