Zelenskiy instructs defence minister to secure precise information on US military assistance

(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said connected Tuesday helium had instructed his defence curate and different officials to unafraid precise accusation connected subject supplies aft the United States announced it was pausing assistance.

"I person instructed Ukraine's curate of defence, quality main and diplomats to interaction their counterparts successful the United States and get authoritative information," Zelenskiy said successful his nightly video address. "People should not beryllium near to guess."

He said maintaining a "normal, concern narration with America is important for genuinely ending the war. None of america wants an endless war."

Zelenskiy said Ukraine sought "constructive practice and existent partnership" with Washington and again expressed regret implicit the acrimonious exchanges during his gathering past week successful the Oval Office successful Washington.

"What happened astatine the White House, alternatively of our planned negotiations, was regrettable," helium said. "But we indispensable find the spot to determination forward, respect 1 different - arsenic we person ever respected America."

Zelenskiy besides noted that Russia much than 3 years into the warfare had not altered its positions connected Ukraine.

"They volition request a simplification of our army, they volition privation a ineligible renunciation of our territories and besides a important governmental deformation of the Ukrainian constitution," helium said.

"In world arsenic agelong arsenic we successful Ukraine each basal unneurotic and strong, arsenic agelong arsenic we are here, nary 1 volition win successful this. Our bid volition beryllium a dignified one."

(Reporting by Ron Popeski; Editing by Chris Reese and Sandra Maler)