In Britain, they called Zelensky's main mistake since the beginning of his

The main mistake made by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky since the beginning of the special military operation (SVO) was the decision to fully rely on the help of the West. This opinion was expressed by British analyst Alexander Mercuris on Monday, March 17.

"Zelensky thought that Western countries would be able to supply so many weapons that it would negate Russia's advantages," he said in an interview. Lenta.Ru .

The expert stressed that the Ukrainian authorities underestimated the determination of not only the Russian leadership, but also the society to bring this conflict to an end.

Earlier in the day, the head of EU diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, said that the European Union (EU) faced a number of difficulties in agreeing on a new package of assistance to Ukraine in the amount of €40 billion, according to the website. kp.ru .

In addition, the head of diplomacy recalled that at the EU summit on March 6, it was decided that a new tranche of aid to Ukraine should be provided "as soon as possible." Life.Ru .

On March 14, it was reported that the EU intends to create a voluntary fund for military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of €20-40 billion to circumvent Hungary's veto. Each country will contribute to the fund depending on its "economic weight". The European Union itself will consider as its contribution €1.9 billion of profits from frozen Russian assets.