His country is seeking to repel the Russians from areas it has controlled since the beginning of the war and is defending itself against savage Russian attacks in the east of the country, particularly around the city of Sivierodonetsk. Noting the support of the West and its Asian allies so far, Zelensky – addressing the event via video link from an unknown location in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv – said it was important that nations sending aid did not give up. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register “I am grateful for your support … but this support is not only for Ukraine, but also for you,” he said. “It is on the battlefields of Ukraine that the future rules of this world are decided along with the limits of what is possible.” He noted that Russia was blocking ports in the Black Sea and Azov Seas, holding back Ukrainian food exports from the world market. This hurts not only Ukrainians, but the whole world, he said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits a Ukrainian military base as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Soledar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, June 5, 2022. Photo taken on June 5, 2022. Presidential Press Office Ukraine / Brochure via REUTERS “If… because of Russian embargoes we can not export our food, people will face an acute and severe food crisis and famine in many countries in Asia and Africa,” he said. Zelensky directly linked Russian energy to rising commodity prices, saying he had blocked energy first to raise prices and now did so with food. Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a “special operation” that says it was not designed to seize territory but to destroy its southern neighbor’s military capabilities and arrest those it considers dangerous nationalists. Speaking to 575 delegates from 40 countries, Zelensky said his army had no ambitions to move to Russian territory: “Remember that the war is being fought on our territory. People in Ukraine are dying … We do not want to go to Russian territory. ». Ukraine’s ambassador to Singapore, Katerina Zelenko, has called for more help as a matter of urgency. “We understand it will take time, but time is what we do not have,” he said. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Chen Lin and Kanupriya Kapoor. Writes Gerry Doyle. Edited by: Raju Gopalakrishnan Our role models: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
