President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed support for Ukraine with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, including the supply of missiles for Patriot systems.
The head of state said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
“I spoke with German Chancellor Merz. I’m grateful for the support and assistance to our people and our country. Germany is one of the world’s leaders in protecting lives, and we deeply value that. The key priority now is missiles for the Patriot systems – to protect our people from Russian ballistic attacks. That was the main focus of our conversation: the possibility of supplying our Patriot systems with the missiles we need, because Russia is making its final bet on missile strikes against Ukraine. It has no other options for dragging out the war,” the President said.
He added that he discussed the situation at the front with the chancellor. In particular, Zelensky informed his interlocutor about the progress of the fighting and the results achieved.
“Now, on the eve of America’s Independence Day, Putin has chosen to lie to the world and to the President of the United States about the situation on the front. He claims that Russian forces have supposedly captured Kostiantynivka in the Donbas. Of course, that is not true. It is just another Russian lie, an attempt to generate some kind of a news story. If Kostiantynivka were under Russian control, then perhaps Putin would have no problem meeting me there to find a diplomatic way to finally end this war. But the fact is, he won’t cross the front line – reality is very different from Putin’s words,” Zelensky stressed.
The head of state thanked Ukrainian soldiers for defending the country, as well as Germany and all partners who support Ukraine.
As Ukrinform reported, spokesperson for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major Andrii Kovalev, said that information circulated in the media about Vladimir Putin’s statement claiming that Russian troops had allegedly captured Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region does not correspond to reality.
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