Davos 2024: Putin is a predator says Zelenskyy, urges Western unity to counter Russia

Davos 2024: Putin is a predator who is not satisfied with frozen products, says Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Davos 2024: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy advocated for Western unity on Tuesday at a global stage. He also appealed for increased support for Ukraine to prevent Russia from prevailing in the ongoing conflit that has lasted for almost two years now. 

During a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Zelenskyy expressed concern that the West's apprehensions about escalation have cost Kyiv valuable time in its confrontation with Russia.

He further stated that Putin would continue his invasion of Ukraine even if fighting temporarily halts on the extensive front.

“After 2014, there were attempts to freeze the war in Donbas. There were very influential guarantors, the Chancellor of Germany, the President of France. But Putin is a predator who is not satisfied with frozen products,” Zelenskyy said.

Will Zelensnkyy negotiate with Putin?

Professor Klaus Schwab invited the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy seeking his views on negotiation with the Russian President Vladiir Putin to end the ongoing conlict between the two nations. However, Zelenskyy has sought a peace summit from Switzerland in an attempt to avoid surrender which is eminent asfter the Washington has announced exhausting every fund they can give to Zelenskyy.

In ideal circumstances without the suport of external countries allocating funds to Kyiv, the Russian army held the capability and the resources to win the conflict swiftly. However, reinforcements has paved the way for Ukraine to fight back and continue it.

Zelenskyy's statement at the WEF    

In his address Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy highlighted that the current war has been standing for almost two years now. He further mentioned that if we take into account the annexation of Crimea, the age of the conflict can be said to be going on for almost 10 years now. 

He further accused Russia of continuous inference in matters of African countries from Sudan to Mali. He said that there is something on with putin and he wants to prove something which Zelenskyy is unable to decipher.

Zelensky continued his speech and called out Putin for not changing, and also for continuing atrocities which should have ended in the 20th century. He further called out the Russian President Vladimir Putin crticising his call for peace. Putin rather provided more and more weapons to 'rogue nations' like Iran and North Korea.