Shortly thereafter, Zelenskyy called for the West and NATO to show “1% of [Mariupol people’s] courage,” rather than deliberating for over a month about sending tanks and jets.
The West continues attempting to walk the fine line of helping Ukraine without making moves leading to greater harm from Putin. Meanwhile, Zelenskyy continues to warn his country is in need of greater aid and support.
Putin, last week, declared that May 9 is when he plans to achieve “victory” in Ukraine. The Russian tyrant’s notion of victory entails taking over a sovereign nation and claiming it as his own.
A greater threat to democracy?
Over the weekend, US President Biden spoke in Poland, declaring Putin cannot hold onto power any longer.
Immediately, the White House walked this back; the Biden administration announced on Saturday that Biden’s statement meant Putin can’t claim dominion over Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, weighed in on Biden’s speech in Poland. According to Markarova, stopping Putin’s war in Ukraine will prevent its spread to other nations.
