Zelenskyy: Russians couldn't have assembled missiles for strike on Kyiv without components from Europe, Japan and US

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that cutting off all supply channels into Russia for components used in missile and drone production is a key task.

Source: Zelenskyy's evening address

Quote: "We are also working actively on the traditional sanctions track. The key task is to cut off all supply channels into Russia for components used in missile and drone production.

In this week's strike on Kyiv, the Russians used missiles that were produced this year. Without components from companies in Europe, Japan, and the United States, the Russians simply would not have been able to produce these missiles. The same applies to most other weapons these bastards use to strike our cities, to hit ordinary Ukrainian homes."

Details: Zelenskyy warned that "if Russia's war machine is allowed to endure, its next strikes could be against Europe and against other neighbours of Russia, and in more distant regions: Russian evil has already shown itself in Syria and in African countries".

"Right now, the Russians are constrained in many ways here by our defence. But what comes next? Where will the Russians go next? There must be determination to push this country so that it becomes safer for the world. Sanctions and all other forms of pressure are the best tools to achieve that," Zelenskyy added.

Background:

• On the night of 13-14 May, a combined Russian strike caused the partial collapse of a high-rise building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv.
• A total of 24 people were killed in the attack, including three children.
• The Financial Times reported that according to the Ukrainian authorities, the Russian cruise missiles used in the deadly strike were manufactured this year using Western-made components.

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