Zelensky on Putin: “I think he's crazy, he doesn't care about human lives”
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky gave a press conference Thursday after a European Council meeting in Brussels.
Zelensky does not believe Russian President Vladimir Putin wants peace. “He is very dangerous, he does not care about human lives,” the Ukrainian said. “I think he is crazy.”
What about the long run?
The Ukrainian president also stressed that any cease-fire talks must also provide longer-term clarity. “You have to know what will happen tomorrow if you want to create a cease-fire today. If not, you just have a frozen conflict,” he said.
Extra protection for winter
In anticipation of possible peace talks, Zelensky urged his European partners to provide 19 additional air defense systems to protect Ukraine's energy infrastructure from Russian bombing. “If not, we risk losing 4 to 5 gigawatts next winter,” Zelensky feared.
(SR for Tagtik/Source: AFP - Reuters - Belga/Illustration: Picture by President of Ukraine licensed under CCO 1.0 - Public domain)