America News Agency

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky commented on Russia's attacks against Ukraine and European security. Arguing that Putin does not respect Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, Zelensky said he disagreed with the view that Russia was targeting only the Donbas region.

Zelensky said, "Putin wants to destroy us. He does not respect us, our sovereignty or our territorial integrity. He genuinely thinks that we are not a country, not a nation. Do you really believe that only the eastern part of our country would be enough for him? Then why did he head toward Kyiv when the full-scale invasion began? Is that Donbas? No, that is the capital. Without a capital, there is no state."

Zelensky also claimed that Russia was testing European countries with drones, warning that this could lead to more serious security challenges in the future.

Zelensky said, "If he is now testing all these drones against European countries, even NATO countries, at which borders will he stop next? For now, they are not speaking out very loudly. They do not want to escalate tensions over one, two or ten Russian drones. But when there are ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and thousands of drones, you will react much more loudly. Yesterday, we had a thousand drones."

Zelensky said the American side had described dealing with him as more difficult than dealing with Putin, and criticized that approach.

Zelensky said, "The American side said that talking to Zelensky is difficult. Apparently, reaching an agreement with Putin is less difficult. Of course."