Zelenskyy provides updates on situation in Ukraine in interview with Bret Baier

Particular Report’s Bret Baier sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview airing Friday night and requested him in regards to the present standing of the conflict with Russia and the negotiations underway to doubtlessly finish it.

Within the interview, set to air on Fox Information Channel at 6 p.m ET, Zelenskyy explains to Bret Baier that he believes Ukraine would make a constructive addition to NATO. 

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“It’s arduous for us to speak about NATO as a result of NATO would not wish to admit us,” Zelenskyy mentioned by means of a translator when requested about potential safety ensures from different nations. “I believe it is a mistake as a result of if we be part of NATO, we make NATO a lot stronger.  We’re not a weak state. We’re not proposing to make us stronger on the expense of NATO…We’re an addition, we’re the locomotive. I believe we’re one of many essential elements of the European continent. 

Opposition to Ukraine becoming a member of NATO was considered one of Putin’s main justifications for invading the neighboring nation, and the US has to this point declined to publicly assist Ukraine’s admission into the group.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to feminine flight attendants in feedback broadcast on state tv on Saturday, March 5, 2022. 
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In a preview of the interview, Baier instructed Fox Information that Zelenskyy is in search of a safety settlement from a “host of countries together with the U.S” as part of any deal that’s struck to finish the battle.

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Baier added that Zelenskyy doesn’t seem keen to surrender any territory by way of negotiations with Russia on a attainable finish to the conflict.

“He’s very resilient,” Baier mentioned. “He believes the Ukrainian army is performing exceptionally properly. He’s not prepared and doesn’t say that he’ll ever quit Ukrainian territory, which is what he mentioned, though when pressed about that he mentioned there lots of issues in diplomacy that may occur in locations like Crimea and Donbas.”

Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia by means of intermediaries have reportedly included calls for from Russia that Ukraine acknowledge Crimea as a part of Russia and the breakaway areas of Donetsk and Luhansk as unbiased. 

A number of buildings in Starobilsk throughout the Luhansk Oblast area of Ukraine present important harm due to shelling, in accordance with pictures shared by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
(State Emergency Service of Ukraine)

Baier mentioned that Zelenskyy believes Ukraine is “profitable” the conflict and that Russia is “shedding” however that he fears Russia is planning to put on Ukraine down in a long-term battle.

“The worry is that Russia will attempt to dig in and have fortified positions,” Baier mentioned. “That they simply keep and that with out the heavy weaponry he can’t push them out successfully. That ultimately, his greatest fear is that the West will neglect about Ukraine and that they’ll flip the chapter and that Russia will benefit from that.”

Zelenskyy mentioned he has religion in President Biden however pleaded for the US to present his nation missiles and airplanes. 

I’ve religion that President Biden, like every true American citizen, believes and needs the reality to win,” he mentioned. “Simply give us missiles. Give us airplanes. You can not give us F-18 or F-19 or no matter you will have. Give us the outdated Soviet planes. That’s all.”

However Zelensky mentioned failure to maneuver expeditiously would name into query whether or not it was true that the US desires Ukraine to have the ability to defend itself, or whether it is “enjoying video games” as a substitute.

“If we will see that the method of transferring these weapons is getting slower than folks start to ask the query. Is it actually true?” he mentioned. “Possibly there’s some recreation behind it. I don’t wish to imagine that some companions of ours are enjoying video games.”