'Putin will not stop': Zelenskyy warns world on 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
CBC
On the fourth anniversary of Russia's relentless war against his country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has a stark message: “Nobody is safe in the world.”
The observation comes as Russia continues to pound Ukraine nightly, targeting the country’s power grid and energy system with drones and missiles, and as the latest talks to try to negotiate a ceasefire were cut short with little progress.
Zelenskyy told Radio-Canada’s Céline Galipeau in a weekend interview in Kyiv ahead of the anniversary that it is more important now than ever that Ukraine’s allies not lose focus on the conflict — to continue with military aid and support for Kyiv, despite other tensions and conflicts in the world.
“Because Putin will not stop."
Zelenskyy expressed gratitude for what Canada has done for Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict.
Canada pledged in December to spend another $200 million on military equipment for Ukraine, the second time it bought equipment for Ukraine through an international mechanism set up by NATO. It made an initial pledge of $680 million last August.
“I'm very thankful personally to everybody who gave us support. It doesn't matter big or small.” he said. “If we can count on continuation, we will be thankful, because the war is not yet finished.”
Ottawa also recently announced billions of dollars of investment into Canada’s defence industry and Zelenskyy says discussions with Prime Minister Mark Carney about shared interests have been positive.
“We understood each other from the first day. I'm very thankful for him.”
But allies have also expressed anger at Zelenskyy amid a $100-million US corruption scandal that could put continued financial aid at risk.
Kyiv has been mired in an alleged plot to control contracts at the state-owned nuclear company totalling tens of millions of dollars in kickbacks and laundered money. It came to light late last year as citizens were suffering blackouts caused by Russian bombs.
The country's justice minister and energy minister both resigned their posts in November, though each denied wrongdoing. Zelenskyy’s own chief of staff resigned a few weeks later.
Though Zelenskyy wasn't directly implicated in the scandal, it represents a major challenge for his government, as the leader was elected seven years ago largely on an anti-corruption message.
“Look, you live in a war period, you will have a lot of challenges," he said. "And you will not finish today with [corruption], or tomorrow.”
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