President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi said in Davos on Tuesday that Vladimir Putin is a “predator” who is not satisfied with the “frozen” conflict in Ukraine, where the front line mostly remains in the same positions for months, AFP and Reuters reported. , quoted by News.ro.

War in Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelenskyi at the frontPhoto: Handout / AFP / Profimedia

“After 2014, they tried to freeze the war in Donbas. There were very influential guarantors, the Chancellor of Germany (not Angela Merkel), the President of France (not Francois Hollande). But Putin is a predator who is not satisfied with frozen products,” Zelensky said during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

He also said that the West must show unity and called for more support for Ukraine so that Russia does not win. Zelensky noted that the West’s fears about escalation forced Kyiv to waste time in the fight with Russia.

However, he also said he had received “positive signals” about financial support from the EU and hoped the US would approve more aid in a few weeks.

Ukraine was left without US support

Last month, the U.S. Congress failed to approve $50 billion in security aid to Ukraine after bipartisan U.S. negotiators failed to reach an agreement. Last Friday, the White House tried to sound the alarm again, noting that US aid to Ukraine has been completely suspended.

“The assistance that we have been providing is now suspended,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said at a press conference.

Democratic US President Joe Biden has asked Congress to approve an additional $61 billion in aid to Ukraine, but the Republican opposition has said it will approve the new aid package only if Democrats agree to implement a series of measures in the US. -Mexican border.

Separately, Ukraine is awaiting a €50 billion package from the EU, the fate of which appears uncertain after Hungary blocked the bloc’s approval of the aid.

On the occasion of his participation in the Davos Economic Forum, President Zelensky held bilateral meetings with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the American delegation led by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, and his chief adviser, Andriy Yermak, met with the Chairman of the National Security Council at the White House, Jake Sullivan.

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