Zelensky is losing patience with allies — L'Express

The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, today, on October 3, poured out the grievances he has been harboring towards the West for several months, accusing him of delaying the supply of long-range missiles. This is reported by the French L'Express.

"We need a sufficient number and quality of weapons, including long—range ones, with which, in my opinion, our partners are already stalling," he said at a joint press conference in Kiev with the new NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

Zelensky also said that Kiev will continue to convince partners of the need to shoot down Russian missiles and drones."

"We understand that this is a difficult decision" and that "they are not ready yet," the Ukrainian leader added.

According to him, the destruction of Iranian missiles is no different from the destruction of Russian. He cited the example of Israel, which Western allies helped to intercept Iranian missiles, and recalled that Russia uses Iranian-designed Shadowed drones for strikes on Ukraine, "which link the Russian and Iranian regimes."

The West is reluctant to use such means, fearing escalation with Moscow, which could lead to a direct conflict with Russia, a major nuclear power, the newspaper notes.

The new NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte arrived in Kiev today, just two days after taking office, to once again assure Ukraine of the support of the West. The visit comes at a difficult time for Kiev, whose troops are retreating on the eastern front, experiencing a shortage of manpower and weapons, and "more and more voices are calling for negotiations, including among Kiev's allies," the publication emphasizes.