Zelenskiy urges allies to plug 'artificial' weapons shortage to stop Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint press conference with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany on February 17, 2024. Tobias SCHWARZ/Pool via REUTERS

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged allies on Saturday to plug what he pointedly characterised as an "artificial" shortage of weapons that was strengthening the position of Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces on the battlefield.

Addressing the Munich Security Conference in southern Germany to a standing ovation, Zelenskiy mixed gratitude for the support shown by Western countries with urging them for more.