A lack of long-range missiles and artillery shells is limiting Ukraine's fightback against Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky told a defence conference on Saturday, making a fresh appeal for more weapons.
face-to-face with ukrainian president zelensky in munich, germany. and not long after, president zelensky questioned why the u.s. has not imposed sanctions already, that war is coming. we re being told that you have several days and then the war will start and i said, okay, then apply the sanctions today. yes, they say, we apply sanctions when the war will happen. i m saying fine, but you re telling me that it s 100% that the war will start in a couple of days, then what are you waiting for. we re waiting to see if the white house will have fresh reaction to the comments made by president zelensky of ukraine about an hour or so ago. president biden not expecting to give remarks, and possibly things could change depending how the afternoon proceeds. we re expecting secretary of state antony blinken to go to
believes that russian president vladimir putin has made the decision to ultimately invade ukraine likely within a matter of days, we have heard comments similar to that in the last few weeks in the white house as well as u.s. allies but the president last night giving the bleak assessment. the president also said that does not appear likely. we have reason to believe the russian forces are planning to and intend to attack ukraine in the coming week, in the coming days. we believe that they will target ukraine s capital kyiv. if russia pursues plans he would be responsible for catastrophic needless war of choice. mark: we heard the same thing from vice president kamala harris when she was meeting face to face with president zelensky in money emand harris reaffirmed commitment to supporting
when abc 7 news at six continues later this evening. i m dionne lim. we ll see you then. tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the world holding its collective breath as tensions in ukraine near a tipping point. new images tonight from russian state media show the country conducting strategic military drills, an elaborate show of force with president putin and the president of belarus watching. this as u.s. officials warn that up to half of more than 150,000 troops gathered at the ukraine border are now in position to attack. vice president kamala harris meeting today with ukrainian president zelensky in munich, calling it a decisive moment in history and saying the u.s. and allies will impose economic costs if russia further invades. tonight, increased shelling in the eastern part of the country, killing two ukrainian soldiers
but i think the conditions on the ground are deteriorating rapidly and there s a real risk we could see a russian incursion before that. there are, of course, things putin can do. we have to underscore this is a war of choice, and if putin wants to de-escalate and pursue a diplomatic path, he can. there are things he could pocket and walk away with and still not look weak domestically, but that s getting harder and harder. missy, i want to play sound today from president zelensky in munich. let s take a listen. translator: 15 years ago he made a statement putting a challenge to global security. how did the world respond? appeasement. what do we have as a result? the annexation of the crimea and aggression against my country at the very least. missy, talk us through what