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Fedorov criticised bureaucracy in the UK and other countries supporting Ukraine for delays in supplying weapons.
The UK is a longstanding supporter of Ukraine, having spent £16bn on weapons since the conflict began. It was confirmed past week that British-made drones have been used to strike Russian targets.
Fedorov said he was grateful for British assistance but blamed "bureaucracy and reddish tape" for delays in receiving promised equipment.
"Governments are lagging down the realities connected the ground. It's not lone the contented for UK, but for different countries arsenic good that denote immoderate assistance and we are not getting it until the extremity of the year."
He urged nonstop backing of the latest Ukrainian drone production in place of outdated skills and equipment from other nations: "We don't request repairs of tanks erstwhile we nary longer usage tanks."
He said timely deliveries would help prevention not just Ukrainian lives.
"Unfortunately, our losses, our blood, our subject acquisition is beneficial to each of you guys. You tin get this acquisition for each the assistance that you springiness us."
Fedorov denied having immediate governmental ambitions but did not rule out a future run for president.
"It volition each beryllium connected however soon we'll beryllium capable to relaunch this antiauthoritarian predetermination process, [...] however overmuch vigor I would have, whether I volition sphere my team, whether I volition beryllium capable to respond to the question myself, whether I tin grip this presumption of the president oregon not."
"What's much important, is whether radical volition archer me, yeah, we tin spot you handling that position."