Zelenskiy counts on more Western defence aid for Ukraine in next two months

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that he expected a number of new Western defence packages for Ukraine to be signed this and next month.
“We are preparing new agreements with partners – strong bilateral agreements,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address.
“January and February should bring corresponding results. There are already specific dates when new and strong documents can be expected.”
After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Kyiv’s Western allies united in providing unprecedented military and other aid to help Zelenskiy defend his country.
But with the war now dragging on towards its third year, little change along the front line in the past 12 months and growing opposition to more aid in the United States, funds and equipment in recent months have been slow coming in.
Zelenskiy did not name the countries with which he hoped to finalise agreements. The Ukrainian president has spent weeks on an international diplomatic frenzy trying to secure more political and military support.