Zelenskyy Urges More Sanctions on Putin as Ukraine Sees 6-Month Window for Peace Leverage
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Updated · CBS New York · May 31
Zelenskyy Urges More Sanctions on Putin as Ukraine Sees 6-Month Window for Peace Leverage
9 articles · Updated · CBS New York · May 31
Zelenskyy said tougher sanctions and broader pressure on Vladimir Putin are needed to force Russia into peace talks, adding he is ready to meet Putin directly if Moscow is willing.
Six months could be decisive, he said, arguing battlefield gains before winter would strengthen Kyiv’s negotiating position; the Institute for the Study of War said Russian advances are stagnating and Ukraine may hold a time-limited edge.
60 to 65 Patriot missiles a month are “nothing” for current needs, Zelenskyy said, after sending Trump and Congress a letter seeking more interceptors and urging faster U.S. and allied production.
Talks have paused as Washington shifted focus to the Middle East, Zelenskyy said, while calling for a broader format involving Ukraine, Russia, the U.S. and Europe and hoping U.S. negotiators visit Kyiv within two weeks.
35,000 Russian troops are being lost each month, Zelenskyy said, as he also pushed for U.S.-Ukraine drone and AI cooperation, saying battlefield experience and American technology could form a major defense partnership.
Will Ukraine's battlefield AI advantage hold if the crucial US drone partnership remains stalled?
As Ukraine seeks military superiority, does it risk pushing a negotiated peace further out of reach?
If Ukraine begins producing Patriot missiles, how will the US control where the technology spreads?