Zelensky Says Ukraine War Will End Once Putin Dies

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes the war in his country will end once Russian President Vladimir Putin kicks the bucket.

Photo Insert: Zelensky's Letterman interview was aired on Netflix.

In an interview with David Letterman, Zelensky said Putin won't dare to use nuclear weapons as he "loves life and is afraid of death."

He added: "I saw him (Putin), and I saw his desire to live. He loves life very much – he even sits behind a long table… because he is afraid of COVID-19 or something else."

Slovakia remains ready to send MiG jets to Ukraine, Slovak Foreign Minister Rastislav Kačer said, Kyiv Independent reported.

Slovakia is ready to send its long-promised 11 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, and preparations are to begin in the “coming weeks," Ukraine Daily also reported.

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said he was “open-minded” about sending longer-range weapons to Ukraine if Russia continued attacking residential areas and civilian infrastructure.

The G7 has agreed on a coordination platform for Ukraine aid and pledged more air defense systems. This came about during a virtual summit to create a joint platform to coordinate both long and short-term support provided to Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion, the White House said in a statement on Dec. 12.

On Dec. 12, the European Union (EU) sanctioned Iran for supplying Russia with drones for its war in Ukraine. EU added four individuals to the list of sanctions against Iran, as well as four entities “for their role in the development and delivery of UAVs used by Russia in its war against Ukraine.”

The EU Council on Dec. 12 agreed to increase its European Peace Facility (EPF) defense fund used to purchase weapons for Ukraine by 2 billion euros. The council said that the increase for the 2023 fund has “the possibility of a further increase at a later stage” and rounded up its total budget until 2027 to 5.5 billion euros.

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