Zelensky said when Putin could attack NATO countries and urged to prepare himself

The Kremlin plans to transfer about 150 thousand soldiers to the territory of Belarus. The large-scale movement of the army is expected to take place in the coming summer. This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski at the Munich conference in Germany.

We have clear intelligence information that Russia plans to send troops to Belarus this summer under the pretext of military exercises. This is exactly the same way they deployed troops before a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Are these Russian forces in Belarus to attack Ukraine? Perhaps. Maybe not. Or maybe they are for you? Let me remind you, Belarus borders three NATO countries. It has become a springboard for Russian military operations," Zelensky said.

He added that Putin sees Belarus as just a region of Russia and the country's sovereignty does not matter to the Kremlin dictator.

We have to be realistic, if someone deploys a military bridgehead, we have to ask, what can we do about it? And more importantly - what can we do before the next attack, the next invasion?", Zelensky said.

At the same time, the Ukrainian leader urged to create the Armed Forces of Europe and not to count on the US military support in case of an armed confrontation. He also pointed to the words of United States Vice President Jay Dee Vance, who told European leaders at a conference in Munich that "decades of old relations between America and Europe are coming to an end".

Yesterday here in Munich, the Vice President of the United States made it clear: decades of the old relationship between America and Europe are coming to an end. Things will be different now, and Europe must adapt to it," Zelensky said.

Zelensky emphasised that Europe needs its own army, as "now we cannot rule out the possibility that America will say 'No' to Europe on threatening matters."

We must build the Armed Forces of Europe. So that the future of Europe depends only on Europeans, and the decision about Europe is made in Europe," the Ukrainian president said.

He also noted that the EU countries have all the necessary resources for their defence and the only question is to build a strong army.