Zelenskyy: Ukraine Set to Produce More Weapons in 2024
Voice of America
In this photo provided by Kharkiv Regional Administration, the ruined lobby of Kharkiv Palace Hotel is seen after Russia's missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Dec. 31, 2023. In this photo taken from video released by the Russia Emergency Situations Ministry's Telegram channel on Dec. 30, 2023, firefighters extinguish burning cars after shelling in Belgorod, Russia.
Looking ahead to 2024, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his daily address Saturday that Ukraine is "preparing to produce more weapons next year."
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In this photo released by Syrian state news agency SANA, Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, shakes hands with Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, in Damascus, Syria, March 10, 2025. (SANA via AP)