Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to Donald Trump's comments in Paris, stating that 'rhetoric is rhetoric' and emphasizing that Ukraine knows what it is doing, while thanking the US for weapons purchase opportunities through the PURL programme.
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Zelenskyy said 'rhetoric is rhetoric' regarding Trump's comments about drone defence
Zelenskyy stated 'the main thing is that we know what we are doing'
Zelenskyy thanked the US for opportunities to purchase weapons through the PURL programme
Zelenskyy said Ukraine purchases HIMARS and Patriot air defence missiles through the PURL programme
Zelensky stated that rhetoric is just rhetoric and the main thing is that Ukraine knows what it's doing.
Zelenskyy said they identified steps and specific decisions that can deliver strong results concerning both air defense and combat aviation
Zelenskyy stated that US easing of sanctions on Russian oil could give Russia about $10 billion for the war
Zelenskyy said the sanctions easing definitely does not help peace
Zelenskyy warned that Russia will spend the money on weapons, particularly drones, which massively strike Ukrainians
Zelenskyy stated that the same types of drones are used in attacks across the Middle East and against Western military positions in the region
Macron said the current dynamic shows Moscow's triple defeat: strategic, economic, and moral defeat
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