Zelensky: Putin Aims to Divide Western Allies, Unity is Key to Victory

Putin's Strategy of Division

• 🎯 Putin's plan is to divide Western allies and make them weaker.
• 💡 Zelensky emphasizes that the strategy to counter this is to act together.

Pillars of Western Support

• 💰 The first practical step is pressure on Putin through sanctions, with the 19th package and oil pressure from the United States being significant.
• 🚀 The second pillar is long-range pressure, starting with Ukrainian drones and progressing to Western-supplied weapons like Storm Shadows, SCALP, and eventually ATACMS from the US.
• 🛡️ Air defense is another area where collaboration is crucial, with the US and European partners providing systems like Patriot, and a hope to develop indigenous production capabilities.

Importance of United States' Role

• 🤝 Politically, it is vital to go together as a coalition.
• 🇺🇸 The ultimate goal of security guarantees requires the United States' involvement.