Zelensky calls for speedier aid: ‘There are no vacations in war’

By Joel Gehrke

Published August 19, 2024 2:21pm ET

Zelensky calls for speedier aid: ‘There are no vacations in war’ — In this footage released by the Ukrainian armed forces on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, smoke billows in . what is said to show the destruction of a key bridge in Russia's Kursk region. Ukraine has destroyed a key bridge in Russia's Kursk region and struck a second one nearby, less than two weeks into its stunning cross-border incursion, disrupting Russian supply routes and possibly signaling that its troops are planning to dig in. (Ukrainian Armed Force via AP)

President Joe Biden and other Western leaders must accelerate the “delivery of supplies” for Ukraine’s soldiers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged.

“There are no vacations in war,” Zelensky said. “Decisions are needed, as is timely logistics for the announced aid packages. I especially address this to the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.”