Zelenskyy on strike on Kharkiv: everyone in world should not bargain with aggressor, but force him to stop
Everyone in the world who wants peace should not bargain with Russia, but force it to stop the killings, talks about pauses in pressure in Moscow are perceived as an incitement to further strikes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted to the night shelling of Kharkiv.
“Russian Shaheds against ordinary trolleybuses. This was a strike on Kharkiv – at least 8 Shahed drones destroyed a trolleybus depot and also damaged nearby residential apartment buildings. A typical Russian strike on ordinary civilian life,” Zelenskyy wrote on the Telegram channel on Friday.
He noted that the Russian strategy is to destroy life, and the Russian Federation will not abandon this strategy without sufficient pressure on it.
“Even talks of pauses in pressure or easing of sanctions are perceived in Moscow as a political victory – and only encourage further attacks and continued disregard for diplomacy,” the president wrote.
“The world must be resolute and strong – the United States, Europe, and everyone who seeks peace. We must not bargain with the aggressor, but force it to stop the killing and restore security,” Zelenskyy stressed.