Zelenskyy: Stopping Putin Now is Cheaper Than Future Global Arms Race

The Cost of Continued Aggression

• 🇷🇺 Russia's full-scale aggression is the root cause of the ongoing war and the escalating global arms race.
• 💡 The longer the war continues, the more deadly weapons become, necessitating extreme protective measures.
• 🏫 Ukraine is forced to build underground schools and hospitals solely to protect lives from attacks.
• 🔌 Significant resources are being diverted to protect power stations from drone and missile attacks, overshadowing spending on sports facilities or cultural infrastructure.

Economic and Security Implications

• 🚜 Ukrainian farmers face greater challenges protecting equipment from Russia's FPB drone strikes than from climate change.
• 💰 The argument is made that stopping this war now is economically cheaper than dealing with the consequences of a future, more widespread arms race.
• 🚢 Protecting ports and ships from sea drones is presented as a costly endeavor that could be avoided by ending the current conflict.

The Threat of Escalation

• ☢️ The potential for a nuclear warhead-carrying drone is a grave concern that underscores the urgency of the situation.
• 🤝 Zelenskyy emphasizes the need to use all available resources to force the aggressor to stop to prevent a global catastrophe.
• 🌍 If weapons and pressure are necessary, they must be applied now, otherwise, Putin will expand the war.
• ✈️ Russian drones are already flying across Europe, and operations are spreading, indicating Putin's intent to expand the conflict.
• ⚠️ No one can feel safe as long as the war continues and Putin's ambitions are unchecked.