Zelenskyy: Illusory concept of Russia's so-called 'red lines' fell apart somewhere near Sudzha the other day
Thanks to the real success of Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk region, an important ideological change has taken place, in particular, the illusory concept of so-called "red lines" against Russia, which, according to some partners' assessments, dominated in the war, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
"If they were told a few months ago that we were planning such an operation [in Kursk region], many people in the world would have said that it was unrealistic and that it was the crossing of supposedly the reddest of all the red lines Russia has. That is why, in fact, no one has ever heard of our preparations. And now the real success of our fighters speaks for itself – our active defense actions on the other side of the border and Putin's inability to keep his territory safe from such our defense actions are very eloquent," he said at a meeting with the heads of Ukraine's foreign diplomatic institutions on Monday.
The President added that the active and preventive protection of the Ukrainian forces is the most effective counteraction to Russian terror and ensuring a real complication of the situation for the Russian Federation.
“… We are now witnessing a significant ideological shift, namely, the whole naive, illusory concept of so-called red lines regarding Russia, which dominated the assessment of the war by some partners, has crumbled these days somewhere near Sudzha. When our Ukrainian defenders of life act just like this, strongly, bravely and when an operation is really well-prepared, Putin has no options left,” Zelenskyy noted.
The Head of the Ukrainian state stressed that the world sees that everything in this war depends only on the courage of Ukraine and its partners, “on courageous decisions for Ukraine, on courage in supporting Ukraine, and on courageous steps – and not only our steps.”
“It is important that our partners are in sync with us in their determination, and then Russia will have no choice but to make a just peace. We must force Russia, with all our might and together with our partners, to make peace,” the President summed up.
