Zelenskyy says Putin is preparing for spring offensive in Sumy and Kharkiv regions
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- Darina Melnychuk
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15:30, 27 March, 2025
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a conference on the restoration of Ukraine in Berlin. Photo by NikVestiPresident of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Russia is preparing for a spring offensive in Sumy and Kharkiv regions. This offensive was supposed to take place eight months ago, but Ukraine thwarted it with the Kursk operation.
He said this in an interview with Le Figaro.
According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for an offensive while international efforts to achieve a full ceasefire continue.
«I can also confirm that Putin is trying to buy time and is preparing for a spring offensive. We are seeing preparations for this upcoming operation. We have shared intelligence with our allies. We have to look at the situation with our eyes wide open. Putin is preparing a new offensive, in particular in Sumy and Kharkiv regions», Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
He stressed that during the talks in Saudi Arabia, the Ukrainian delegation accepted the proposal for a complete ceasefire, but the Russians did not. Zelenskyy believes that this is a signal that Putin does not really want peace.
«Today, there are enough examples to understand that Putin does not want to end the war until Ukraine accepts all his conditions and loses its independence», the Ukrainian president said.
Earlier, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Vladimir Putin «is afraid to tell US President Donald Trump directly» that Russia wants to continue the war. According to him, this is why Moscow is framing the idea of silence with such preconditions that «nothing happens at all or that it doesn't happen for as long as possible».