We publish the main theses of the presidential interview.
1 On the continuation of hostilities: "Yes, we have a counteroffensive plan. We will definitely win. We have no alternative. But I can't promise that and name a date."
According to him, for this, the Armed Forces need weapons, in particular from the USA.
"Yes, Russia has more people, more weapons. But the united West has modern weapons systems. Therefore, we will receive certain technologies. And if we continue to increase production, if we receive licenses from our partners, it is not about the number of people. It's about the quality of the weapon."
2 On possible negotiations: "Here we are dealing with Putin. Everything he had said until now, he did differently after that. We cannot trust him... We can agree on everything, but the question is whether he will stick to it."
3) On calls to freeze the conflict - according to Zelensky, Putin uses the freezing of the war only to prepare for a new attack: "Of course, some will be happy. The world will say: "Yes, we managed to freeze the conflict, the missiles don't fly." But this is only until Russia increases the production and stockpiles of military equipment, missiles, and drones and analyzes all the mistakes it made in the beginning."
4 About the battle for Kharkiv: “Putin, of course, wanted to capture Kharkiv, because for him it is a great symbol. Kharkiv is one of the capitals of Ukraine, it has great symbolic significance... We are doing everything possible to prevent this from happening." Also, according to Zelenskyi, "people will not escape" from Kharkiv, and there may be "hundreds of thousands of casualties" during its storming.
