Mayor of Kyiv Vitaly Klitsyko attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with the Swiss portal 20 Minuten, which was widely quoted in Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, dpa reports.

“People are asking why we weren’t better prepared for this war, why Zelenskyy denied until the last that it would come to this,” Klitsyko said in an interview broadcast on Saturday.

“There was too much information that is not true,” said the 52-year-old former boxing world champion, accusing the Ukrainian president of some “mistakes.”

He called for honesty about the real situation in Ukraine after the Russian invasion. “Zelenski is now paying for the mistakes he made,” Klitschko said.

The mayor of Kyiv takes the side of Zaluzhny

“Of course, we can euphorically lie to our people and partners, but we can’t do that forever,” he said, clearly siding with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny, who drew criticism in Kyiv a month ago when he said the war had reached a stalemate.

“He was telling the truth,” Klitsiko claims in an interview. “Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth, but in the end it’s important,” said the mayor of Kyiv, trying to explain the existing tension in the country. .

Klitsyko spoke out against political games in Ukraine.

“There should be no internal conflicts in a country that is fighting for its existence,” so he refused to discuss his personal political projects, eventually expressing his support for Zelenskyi.

“When the war is over, every politician will have to give a report”

“The president has an important position today, and we must support him until the end of the war. But when the war is over, every politician will have to report on his successes and mistakes,” Klitschko said.

Regarding corruption in Ukraine, the mayor of Kyiv said that “European laws and a European standard of living” are necessary to fight it.

In his opinion, the reconstruction of Ukraine should include not only the restoration of destroyed buildings and bridges, but also the reform of the judicial system, administration and politics, Glavkom reports.

In that interview, Klitschko thanked Germany for providing anti-aircraft systems, but criticized Berlin for refusing to provide Taurus long-range cruise missiles.

Previously, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi also emphasized the importance of Germany’s military assistance in strengthening Ukraine’s air defense, dpa reports.

This saved “thousands of Ukrainian lives,” Zelenskyy said in his video address on Saturday evening.

Thanks to the aid package, 155-millimeter artillery shells, which are extremely necessary, will also be delivered from Germany, the Ukrainian president also said.

According to the German government, Germany provided Ukraine with 3,840 such shells in the last delivery. In addition, five drone detection systems, five sniper rifles, several semi-trailers, trucks, minibuses, SUVs and other military equipment were delivered. (Agerpress)