Zelensky rules out any territorial agreement with Putin

In an interview for the BBC to mark a year of Russia's aggression, he warned that providing land would mean Russia could be “continuing to return”, while Western weapons would bring peace.

Zelensky also said an anticipated spring offensive had only begun.

Russian “Sulmet are occurring from several directions,” he said.

However, he believes Ukraine's forces can continue to resist Russia's progress until they are able to launch a counteroffensive although he reiterated his calls for more military assistance from the West, writes Klankosova.tv.

Of course, modern weapons accelerate peace. Guns are the only language Russia understands,” said to the BBC.

He met with leaders of the United Kingdom and B last week in an effort to strengthen international support and seek modern weapons to protect his country. When Ukraine's president requested modern fighter aircraft, United Kingdom Prime Minister Richi Sunak said that “nothing is off the table”.

But Kiev has become increasingly frustrated with the speed with which Western weapons have reached. The handover of battle tanks promised last month by several Western countries, including Germany, the US and Great Britain, is thought to be still weeks away from reaching the battlefield.

President Zelensky also addressed a threat by Belarus's leader, Alexander Lukashenko, to wage war together with Russian troops from his territory, if a single Ukrainian soldier crosses the border.

I hope Belarus will not join the war,” he said. If this happens, we will fight and survive. ” Russia's permission to use Belarus as a station for an attack again would be a “big mistake”, the Ukrainian president added.