Zelenskyy accuses allies of ‘wasting time’ as he prepares for Trump meeting | Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy will call Donald Trump to impose sanctions on Russia when they meet in the United Nations in New York next week and call Ukraine’s allies to ör stop wasting time ”.

Zelenskyy said he expects more sanctions to be implemented if Vladimir Putin refused to meet or accept a cease -fire for face -to -face talks. “If the war continues and if there is no move for peace, we expect sanctions,” he said.

Trump has repeatedly threatened to take action against Russia, but he has not been able to follow it so far. Last week, he said that the US was ready to “make big sanctions, – but after all NATO countries agreed to stop buying oil from Russia and put tariffs that are another major importer to China.

Speaking to a group of journalists in Kiev, including Guardian, Zelenskyy expressed disappointment in the speed of events. The authority said that the US “tied up” its sanctions with its demands to move to European countries.

“President Trump is waiting for a strong action from Europe. I think we spend a lot of time if sanctions are not applied or some steps are not taken, we expect a lot of it. [Trump]“Zelenskyy said, talking at the presidential office.

Trump’s close ally, Hungary and Slovakia refused to cut energy ties with Moscow. Druzhba is the last two EU members who still buy Russian oil through the pipeline. Ukraine bombed last month and an angry response from Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Zelenskyy said that “all Europe” wanted to impose sanctions. He added that Trump would “push it” to make more European countries and will respond to the American pressure of the pro -Russian government of Slovakia. “Everyone is looking at the United States,” he said.

He reiterated his desire to meet the US President and Putin as one -to -one or “three -sided”. Kremlin, referring to the presidency of Ukraine, says that the “root causes of the conflict should be handled.

During a trip to New York, Zelenskyy will seek explanation about which security guarantees are willing to offer as part of the US peace agreement. Authorized, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s President’s visit to England during the state visit and on Thursday during the meeting with Trump said that this question brought this question.

Zelenskyy said that his wife Olena will be able to meet with Melania Trump in New York. They would discuss the return of Ukrainian children who were kidnapped by Russia. US First Lady is more sympathetic than the president who brought Zelenskyy with Zelenskyy during the February meetings at the Oval Office to Kiev.

In August, the last White House matches were more successful and many European leaders, including Starmer, joined Zelenskyy for talks. The bilateral meeting of the next week took place against a ground of provocative Russian actions in Europe, where three Russian fighters violated the Estonian airspace on Friday.

Zelenskyy said that Ukraine uses an increasing number of long -range drones to target enemy energy facilities used to supply Russia’s military machine. In the early hours of Saturday, Drones hit Saratov Petroleum Refinery for the second time in a week. Video showed explosions and flames. Another strike damaged a refinery in Samara Oblast.

The President of the Ukrainian president predicted that Russia’s fuel crisis, which has led to long queues for gasoline in some parts of the country, would worse. He said Kiev closed the gap with Moscow in terms of drone production, but needed more money to finance his own weapons production.

One night, Russia attacked a large -scale drone and ballistic missile on Ukraine. At least three people were killed when a missile with cluster ammunition hit an apartment in Dnipro city. Authorities, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv and other regions such as Zaporizhzhia are targeted, he said.

Zelenskyy, who wrote on social media, said that the Kremlin did not bomb the military areas and that he realized a “deliberate strategy ılan designed to terrorize civilians and damage the infrastructure.

“A strong international response is needed,” he called on Europe to increase Ukraine’s air defenses and increase weapons materials.