KYIV: Ukraine stepped up the pressure on its Western allies on Saturday (Sep 9), deploring the lack of progress on setting up an international tribunal to try Russia's leaders and on the transfer of frozen Russian assets. 'Unfortunately, we are in a kind of deadlock on both because we have divisions on the
These latest comments came a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the slow delivery of western weapons was hampering the counteroffensive against Russian positions in the east and south of the country.
He called for more powerful weapons to be delivered more quickly - and for the more urgent application of sanctions, adding:"The longer it takes, the more people suffer."Deputy Intelligence Chief Vadym Skibitsky estimated Saturday that Russia has more than 420,000 soldiers in the east and south of Ukraine, including Crimea.
Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in the east and south of the country in June but has come up against fierce resistance from entrenched Russian forces. "Enterprises burn, high-tech machines burn, there are explosions, there are very deep sabotage measures, but people do not suffer."
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