Putin will ‘try to invade another country’ and ‘kill again’ – Zelensky | World | News
Vladimir Putin will try to invade another country and kill countless more civilians, Volodymyr Zelensky has chillingly warned. The Ukrainian President said the Russian could resort to further escalation if he fails to achieve his goals in the war against Ukraine
In an interview with BFMTV Zelensky said if Moscow fails to secure victory in Ukraine, the Russian leader “will become very dangerous, and not only for us”. “He will try to occupy another place, other people, and kill, kill people again,” Zelenskyy added. He also warned that Putin may choose to “involve more countries in the war” in the near future.
Commenting on the possibility of a ceasefire, Zelenskyy said that while it remains achievable, securing one is highly challenging.
“We must bring this war to an end. However, one party, Russia, has shown no genuine desire to do so. Their commitment exists only in words”, Zelenskyy said.
He also revealed that Russia has lost around 150,000 troops since the beginning of the year while advancing only about 50km on the battlefield.
The Russians “have lost the initiative on the battlefield, mind you, they haven’t lost the war, but they have lost the initiative”, said Zelenskyy.
Moreover, Russia‘s tally of fatalities and wounded soldiers is said to be around 30,000 each month.
As Ukraine ramps up pressure on Russia, Moscow continues to struggle to secure significant battlefield advances in the war. Kyiv has been unleashing drones deep into Putin’s country, hitting key oil facilities which appear to have triggered a fuel crisis.
This comes after a poll suggested the majority of Russians believe their local economic conditions have worsened.
Since the war with Ukraine broke out in 2022, Moscow has been haemorrhaging money to defence at the expense of its citizens, who increasingly find themselves unable to afford basic goods.
Four years on, a record-high 60% of Russians interviewed between March and May said their local economic conditions are getting worse, with only 27% saying things are getting better.
This is the first time since 2006 that a majority of Russian adults have said the economy is getting worse in a survey carried out by Gallup, the prestigious pollster.
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