Kyiv, Dec. 18 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday underscored the importance of resilience in weakening Russia's ability to prolong the ongoing war, directly linking sustained pressure on Moscow to the prospects for peace in Europe.

Highlighting endurance as a strategic factor, Zelenskyy said in a post on X, "If we know - and if Putin knows - that we can stay resilient, then his reason to drag-out this war becomes much weaker," framing resilience as a tool that alters the aggressor's calculations and affects the overall trajectory of the conflict.

https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/2001651217928536076?s=20

Building on this, the Ukrainian President described resilience as a form of pressure intended to change Russia's a...