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Volodymyr Zelenskyy: “Russia couldn't build any ballistic or cruise missiles…”

Featuring: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Servant of the People | President of Ukraine | International

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos — 1/22/26

Published | Video Starts at 16:36

There are ways to bypass sanctions. It's true. Everyone sees how Russia tries to freeze Ukrainians, now our people, Ukrainians to death at minus 20 degrees Celsius. But Russia couldn't build any ballistic or cruise missiles without critical components from other countries. And it's not just China. Too often people hide behind the excuse that China helps Russia. Yes, it does. But not only China. Russia gets components from companies in Europe. (16:36–16:44)

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Asserts that Russia relies on critical components from other countries for missile production.

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