Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says foreign aid delays are making life ‘very difficult’ on the front line

By HANNA ARHIROVA
Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says delays in weapons deliveries from Western allies are opening a door for Russian battlefield advances. He says the delays are making the fight “very difficult” along parts of the front line where Russian forces captured a strategic city last weekend ahead of the war’s two-year anniversary. Zelenskyy and other officials have often expressed frustration at the slowness of promised aid deliveries. European countries are struggling to find enough stocks to send to Kyiv and U.S. help is stalled over political differences. That appears to be playing into the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Sweden on Tuesday announced its biggest aid package so far and Canada says it’s expediting the delivery of more than 800 drones.