Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has appealed to Western countries for military help, saying his country may not survive a major attack that Russia is preparing to launch in May or June.
In an interview with CBS News, Zelenskiy said that Ukrainian forces managed to contain the Russians during the winter months and "stabilize the situation". However, Ukraine is not ready to defend itself against another major attack.
Zelenskiy met with journalists in the Sumy region, border areas under constant bombardment by Russian forces.
"Usually, when they attack with artillery and destroy villages, after that, they always try to occupy them. We don't know what will happen tomorrow. That's why we have to prepare," Zelenskiy said.
He said that if Ukraine does not stay, Kazakhstan will be next, then the Baltic states, Poland and Germany, "at least half of Germany". Therefore, Zelensky called on Western partners to provide Ukraine with more Patriot missile systems and artillery.
“Let's be honest, the money that Congress appropriates, the administration, in most cases, 80% of that money, well, at least more than 75%, stays in the United States. Those munitions are coming to us, but the manufacturing happens there, and the money stays in the U.S., and the taxes stay in the U.S.," he said.
Zelensky said that the war in Gaza has reduced attention to the war in Ukraine, and Putin is actively using it. However, this is not Putin's only tool. According to him, Putin is using the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall in an attempt to unite Russian society and "justify that Ukraine does not exist."