Confident amid increased supply of advanced weapons for Ukraine's resistance, President Zelenskiy points to the recapture of Russian-occupied territory.
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy Government rebuffs offer by French President Macron to mediate between Kyiv and Moscow, rejecting his call not to "humiliate" Russia.