Zelensky Says Russia Could Attack NATO Country Within Five Years

2025-06-24 07:59:21

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The head of state made this statement in an interview with Sky News presenter Mark Austin, according to Ukrinform.

According to Zelensky, plans for NATO members to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 are "very slow".

“We believe that, starting from 2030, Putin can have significantly greater capabilities. Today, Ukraine is holding him up, he has no time to drill the army,” the President added.

He also noted that Russian soldiers getting annihilated and wiped out at the battlefield.

“In any case, [Putin] needs a pause, he needs sanctions to be lifted, he needs a drilled army. And 10 years is a very long time. He will have a new army ready [by then],” Zelensky said.

At the same time, when asked whether Russia could attack within a few months, Zelensky said he does not believe that Putin is ready.

Read also: Zelensky meets with Starmer in Londo

As Ukrinform previously reported, Zelensky arrived in the UK on Monday, where he met with King Charles III. President Volodymyr Zelensky and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer also agreed to jointly produce interceptor drones and long-range drones during their meeting.

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