Vladimir Zelensky in Le Figaro. “If Putin wins this war, he will do the same thing elsewhere.”

Interview in Kyiv by Isabel Lasser

Ahead of his arrival in Europe on Wednesday and as the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of his country approaches, Ukraine’s president gave an exclusive interview Figaro and the German magazine Der Spiegelwhich he received in Kiev.

LE FIGARO. – The Battle of Bakhmut has been going on for six months. The losses are enormous. Why don’t you withdraw your army and deploy it elsewhere when many military experts claim that this city is not of great strategic importance?

Vladimir ZELENSKY. – We have to accept the point of view of the military and intelligence services. It’s all a matter of time. Time does not have the same meaning in war. We have to wait for the time to get weapons. Of course, from a strategic point of view, Bakhmut is not of great importance, because the Russians completely destroyed the city with their artillery. But if they take Bakhmut, they will want to go…

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