President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine spoke to the Times journalists Andrew Kramer, Philip P. Pan and Bill Brink for 50 minutes at the presidential office in Kyiv on Monday.
This transcript of the interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
This is very important, and what we have always asked of President Biden — and not only President Biden, but the leaders of many countries — is that we want to use the weapons for defense.
We don’t have long-range shells.
You must understand that for the last year and a half, Ukraine hasn’t had any long-range shells.
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Volodymyr Zelensky, Andrew Kramer, Philip P, Pan, Bill Brink, Biden, Biden —, Ukraine hasn’t
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