Zelenskiy says Ukraine to launch counteroffensive soon, expects warplanes afterwards

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday Ukraine would launch a counteroffensive against Russian forces soon, and that he was sure the West would supply Kyiv with modern warplanes afterwards.

Speaking at a news conference in Finland, NATO's newest member, Zelenskiy said that one of the reasons he had travelled to Helsinki was that Kyiv wanted to become a fully fledged member of the military alliance.