Zelenskiy: Ukraine, West can make Russia's defeat 'irreversible' this year

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a session of the security cabinet together with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, Economy and Climate Protection Minister, Robert Habeck and Minister for Special Tasks and head of the Federal Chancellery, Wolfgang Schmidt at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany May 14, 2023. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/Pool

KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Kyiv and its Western supporters could make Russia's defeat in the war in Ukraine "irreversible" this year, as he thanked Germany for its military support.

The Ukrainian leader told a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin that Kyiv would always be grateful to Germany for its support during Russia's full-scale invasion.