Zelenskyy: Ukraine could lose war if U.S. cuts aid

He made this statement during a Fox News interview on November 19.

Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine doesn’t have enough domestic production to counter Russian forces.

“If they will cut, I think we will lose. Of course, anyway, we will stay and we will fight. We have production, but it’s not enough to prevail. And I think it is not enough to survive. But it will be, if such choice will be the American choice, so we will decide what we’ll have to do,” the president said.

When asked about the current state of the war, Zelenskyy noted that the hardest days were at the start of the Russian invasion.

“I think that was the most difficult period, but now this period, this moment depends, I think, on our unity in Ukraine, and I think that what is very dangerous is if we lose unity in Europe and, what is most important, unity between Ukraine and the United States,” he added.

Zelenskyy also said ending the war is in the hands of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

“I’m sure that, as of today, it depends on Putin, really a lot. He can do that. He can be willing and end this war. But, it also depends on the United States of America much more. Putin is weaker than the United States of America. The President of the United States of America has the strength and authorities and weapons, and he can decrease the price for the energy resources,” Zelenskyy explained.

Background

On November 17, reports surfaced that U.S. President Joe Biden had authorized Ukraine to strike Russian territory using American long-range missiles.

Later, it was clarified that the decision only applied to attacks on Russia’s Kursk region.

On the night of November 19, Ukraine’s Armed Forces hit an arsenal at the 1046th logistics center near Karachev, in Russia’s Bryansk region. According to media reports, this was the first time Ukraine used U.S.-provided ATACMS missiles in combat.

During the strike, Ukraine reportedly launched eight ATACMS missiles, six of which hit their targets, while two were intercepted by Russian air defenses.