Zelensky says why we can't stop the war

The freezing of the war will give Russia an opportunity to use Ukrainian resources to strengthen its army, which will create a threat of a new offensive in the future. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this in an interview for Reuters.

A ceasefire without de-occupation of the captured territories will give Russia the opportunity to earn trillions of dollars on Ukrainian natural resources and use these funds to build up its military force and further offensive," the president explained.

According to Zelenskyy, this state of affairs will give Putin trillions of dollars for the Russian economy, which will only strengthen his military machine.

At the same time, the president noted that Ukraine is ready to open access to its minerals for joint development with the USA, but only after de-occupation of the territories and on condition of receiving reliable security guarantees.

We are ready to open investment and earn together if you help us with defence. Strengthen sanctions, you can push Putin away - and we will develop our minerals together," he said.

In addition, Vladimir Zelensky said that Russia is now increasing its army by more than 100 thousand soldiers. According to him, Putin is preparing to continue the war and not only on the territory of Ukraine.