In an interview with Fox News, Zelensky was asked if he believed Biden “wants Ukraine to win” or if he feared that Russian President Vladimir Putin would react if his forces were defeated. “I believe that President Biden, like any true American citizen, believes and wants the truth to prevail – and the truth is on Ukraine’s side,” Zelensky said through a translator. “I believe that they want to win the values that make our nations closer. This is freedom. This is democracy. Freedom of speech. Freedom of choice. Freedom to choose your dignified life, work, with whom to live, whom to love, how many children to have “. But in statements clearly aimed at the White House, Zelensky said that Ukraine desperately needed the fleet of Soviet MiG-29 aircraft that Poland offered last month – which Biden refused to transfer from Germany for fear of launching Tuesday. World War II. “We do not want to receive a million quality bulletproof vests or special brand helmets,” said Zelensky. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky still “believes that President Biden” supports his country’s struggle against Russia.AP Photo / Patrick Semansky “Just give us rockets. Give us planes. You can not give us F-18 or F-19 or anything else you have – give us the old Soviet planes. That’s all. Give them to my hands. “Give me something to defend my country.” Zelensky – who wore a trademark military T-shirt in olive color for his distant appearance – also said he believed “the people of the United States want that”. “But if this process goes on, it continues to be delayed, if we can see that the process of transferring these weapons becomes slower, then people will start asking: Is it true? “Maybe there is a game behind it,” he said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prefers to equip his forces with anti-tank missiles instead of “one million quality bulletproof vests” .EyePress News / Shutterstock “I do not want to believe that some – some of our partners are playing games. We want simple peace for our nation. “ Zelensky continued: “I do not know if President Biden is afraid of President Putin. I do not – I do not think so. I want to believe he does not. “Because he is the leader of a great nation, a great nation.” The Ukrainian leader then gestured with both hands, saying: “I hold my fists. This is our tradition. “I do not know if you understand that.” President Joe Biden was reluctant to supply Ukrainian forces with old Soviet-era planes for fear of Russian retaliation.AP Photo / Alik Keplicz, Archive “I hold my fists or cross my fingers so that it never happens – that any president of the United States would be afraid of Russia, because America has always been a symbol of democracy for us,” he said. “And I think Ukraine is there now, too.”
