Zelensky urges faster delivery of arms to frontline
By Vicky Wong
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia is taking advantage of the slow delivery of Western weapons to go on the offensive.
His comments come after the US agreed a $61bn (£49bn) package of military aid for Ukraine.
Mr Zelensky said some of the aid has started to arrive, but added that it needed to be delivered faster.
He was speaking alongside Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg, who said “it’s not too late for Ukraine to prevail”.
At a joint press conference in Kyiv, President Zelensky said: “The Russian army is now trying to take advantage of a situation when we are waiting for supplies from our partners, especially from the United States of America.
“And that is exactly why the speed of deliveries means stabilising the front.”
He specifically singled out Ukraine’s need for artillery shells and air defence systems.
“Our partners have all of these things and they should be working now here in Ukraine destroying the Russian terrorist ambitions.
