KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky and his allies urged Ukrainians on Monday to keep their focus squarely on the war effort 18 months into Russia’s in...
: President Volodymyr Zelensky and his allies urged Ukrainians on Monday to keep their focus squarely on the war effort 18 months into Russia’s invasion, an indication that authorities in Kyiv were steeling for a long campaign.
But appeals by Zelensky and his lieutenants are now more strident as Ukraine’s military presses its steady, but relatively slow, counter-offensive in Russian-occupied areas. “Starting from the New Year, the country will have to switch to a ‘wartime budget’ where there will be no more spending on these things,” David Arakhamia said on Telegram. “Only defences and only weapons.”