NSDC Secretary: Ukraine expects that coming months will be decisive in the war

The relevant statement was made by Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov in an interview with Voice of America, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“We realize that, as of today, Russia has no capabilities to defeat us in an open battle. They are now driven to a dead end. The rat backed into a corner is the most dangerous. We are actively preparing for the next one-two-three months that can be decisive in this regard. Now, the Russian Federation, considering that it does not want to accept the position of the entire global community and realize that it should retreat as soon as now to minimize effects directly for its own state, will continue  to go, as they have put everything at stake,” Danilov said.

In his words, Ukraine understands all the challenges and preparing for them as much as possible, but support from international partners is absolutely necessary.

According to Danilov, some countries changed their attitude towards providing aid to Ukraine. They used to deliver helmets and bulletproof vests only, but now they are sending heavy weaponry, which is needed for Ukraine to defeat the enemy.

“But, we understand that we are defending not only ourselves. We are defending the whole Europe against this invasion,” Danilov added.

A reminder that the new security assistance package from the United States, totaling about $2 billion, will include the Patriot surface-to-air missile systems.

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