Zelenskyy pushes need for speed to avoid more Ukraine deaths

Ukraine is depending on Western weapons to thwart Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambition of securing control of large areas of the country, in what has become a test of foreign governments’ resolve amid increasing financial costs

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from a screen at the Munich Security Conference (Michael Probst/AP/PA)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Western allies to quicken their military support for Ukraine, warning at a major international security conference that delays would play into Russia’s hand as the invasion approaches its first anniversary.

“There is no alternative to speed, because it’s speed that life depends on,” Mr Zelenskyy told the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday.