Ukrainian President Zelensky expressed fear of the Ukrainian conflict escalating into a third world war without Western support to contain Russian aggression. He urged Germany to leverage its economic influence for EU backing amid potential cuts in US military aid. Zelensky emphasized the need for robust international support against Russian aggression.
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00:00 As the war in Ukraine heads to mark its second anniversary, Ukrainian President Vladimir
00:09 Zelensky has expressed concerns about the Ukrainian war escalating into a third world
00:14 war in near future.
00:16 The conditions?
00:17 If Russian aggression persists without support from Kiev's Western allies, dominantly from
00:23 the United States.
00:24 In an interview with the German state broadcaster, Zelensky warned that any Russian strike on
00:29 a NATO country can mark the beginning of a third world war.
00:32 He urged Germany, with its economic influence, to gather more EU support for Ukraine, especially
00:37 as there is potential for reduced US military aid due to Republican objections and Trump's
00:42 possible return in 2024.
00:45 Zelensky emphasized the significance of not receiving passive or insufficient support
00:49 from the United States.
00:51 In response to questions about Germany's role if aid after the US diminishes, Zelensky noted
00:56 that Germany can consolidate the EU due to its economic relationships, asserting that
01:01 many countries' economies depend on Germany's decisions.
01:04 He also expressed disappointment in Germany's previous refusal to supply Ukraine with powerful
01:08 Taurus cruise missiles and suggested that Germany hadn't played the role it should have
01:13 during the initial occupation of Ukraine.
01:15 Referring to the weaknesses of West's response to Russia's invasion of Crimea in 2014, that
01:20 was a precursor of Moscow's total invasion in 2022, he said that it's just not about
01:25 Germany's sole response.
01:27 "It's not about just Olaf Scholz," he said.
01:30 "It concerns European leaders and the United States as a whole."
01:33 In the United States, Zelensky has said that Ukraine has support from all across the political
01:38 divide.
01:39 Zelensky says that there are individual Republicans who do not support Ukraine, but the vast majority
01:43 of Democrats and Republicans do support Ukraine, he added.
01:47 While the US President Joe Biden has also called for continuous support to Ukraine,
01:51 a package of aid is facing obstruction in Congress, primarily due to the Republican
01:56 objection under the influence of Donald Trump.
01:59 Zelensky has clarified that this doesn't mean the Republicans as a whole are against the
02:03 support of Kiev, emphasizing that Ukraine has received backing from both Democrats and Republicans,
02:09 but for now it seeks on Germany for more financial aid or else, he says, that Russia may trigger
02:15 a World War III.
02:16 And that's a look at the big picture.
02:17 For more information on Ukraine, visit our website at www.foreign-affairs.com.
02:17 And as always, thanks for watching.
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