{"id":1447531,"date":"2022-04-20T11:11:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T15:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1447531"},"modified":"2022-04-20T11:11:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T15:11:38","slug":"zelensky-calls-on-western-leaders-to-provide-needed-weapons-against-russia-their-duty-is-to-help-protect-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-calls-on-western-leaders-to-provide-needed-weapons-against-russia-their-duty-is-to-help-protect-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky Calls On Western Leaders To Provide Needed Weapons Against Russia: Their Duty Is \u2018To Help Protect Freedom\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzelensky-calls-on-western-leaders-to-provide-needed-weapons-against-russia-their-duty-is-to-help-protect-freedom%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1447531&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-22-copy-4-8.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called again on the leaders of Western nations to provide the weapons his country needs to defend itself against Russia\u2019s military.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky shared the remarks during his nightly nationally televised broadcast on Tuesday in Ukraine. He claimed that it\u2019s unfair that he must keep asking for weapons other nations have had in storage for years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is why I emphasize the simple truth in literally every contact with the leaders of the democratic world, in all negotiations, in all interviews \u2013 it is unfair that Ukraine is still forced to ask for what its partners have been storing somewhere for years,\u201d Zelensky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.gov.ua\/en\/news\/yaksho-nashi-partneri-mayut-potribnu-ukrayini-zbroyu-yihnij-74417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they have the weapons that Ukraine needs here, needs now, if they have the ammunition that we need here and now, it is their moral duty, first of all, to help protect freedom. Help save the lives of thousands of Ukrainians,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian president also said that receiving more weapons soon will save the lives of thousands of people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we had received what we are getting now in the first week of the war, the benefit for Ukraine and for freedom in Europe would be greater, I am sure. And if we get what some partners plan to hand over to Ukraine in the coming weeks right now, it will save the lives of thousands of people,\u201d Zelensky stated.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has already given $2.6 billion to Ukraine in military assistance since Russia\u2019s invasion began in late February. The Biden administration is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-04-20\/card\/u-s-considers-another-800-million-military-aid-package-to-ukraine-1HfxYjb5ITuKpgN30sgc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">considering<\/a> an additional $800 million to meet Zelensky\u2019s requests.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s military has continued to mount an impressive resistance movement despite a much smaller number of military members that Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia has about 900,000 soldiers in active military service across its forces compared to Ukraine\u2019s 196,600, though Russia\u2019s army is only estimated to be about twice the size of Ukraine\u2019s with the Russian army consisting of 280,000 soldiers compared with Ukraine\u2019s 125,600,\u201d Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/zelenskyy-laments-asking-allies-for-weapons-have-storage-war-would-be-over\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said during a Tuesday daily briefing that President Joe Biden held a call with leaders of the P+11 nations on Tuesday morning regarding ongoing efforts in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe leaders affirmed their solidarity with the Ukrainian people and condemned the humanitarian suffering caused by Russia\u2019s unprovoked and unjustified invasion,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2022\/04\/19\/press-gaggle-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-april-19-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> Psaki.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky\u2019s update also comes as two Republican senators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/republican-senators-urge-blinken-to-reopen-kyiv-embassy-in-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to reopen the U.S. Embassy in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Steve Daines (R-MT) shared the request in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/f\/?id=00000180-448c-d31b-a580-dc9fbe7d0000&#038;nname=huddle&#038;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b4be0000&#038;nrid=0000014e-f115-dd93-ad7f-f91513e50001&#038;nlid=630309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday that was obtained by Politico. They reasoned that Ukraine appears to have staved off Russia\u2019s attempt to seize the capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Ukraine\u2019s successful defense of Kyiv and Russia\u2019s subsequent withdrawal of forces from the areas surrounding the capital, we encourage you to fully open the United States embassy without delay,\u201d the senators wrote.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">Become a member now and join our mission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called again on the leaders of Western nations to provide the weapons his country needs to defend itself against Russia\u2019s military.Zelensky shared the remarks during his<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":1447546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1447531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1447531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1447531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1447531\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1447546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1447531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1447531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1447531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}