Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed this view in an interview with Le Point."Some media outlets claim that if Ukrainian soldiers leave the eastern regions of our country, peace will be restored there. But this is not true. Putin seized Crimea to use it as a springboard to encircle the south. In 2014, he seized part of the east of our country to use it as a springboard for the complete occupation of these regions. If tomorrow we somehow leave Donbas, which will not happen, we will open up an unprotected space for Putin, next to the city of Kharkiv with a population of 1.5 million. He would also capture the industrial center of Dnipro. This would open up new opportunities for him," Zelenskyy said.In Zelenskyy’s view, Europeans should think on a broader scale and imagine what would happen if the Kremlin leader succeeded in implementing his original plan to capture all of Ukraine."If Putin managed to capture our entire country, he would use it as a springboard. Whether he does so or not will depend on how strong Europe is. If Europe is strong, he will probably do nothing, but if it is weak, it will suffer from Russia's actions," the president stressed.Zelenskyy also reminded that the distance between Moscow and Paris is less than 3,000 kilometers."But the missiles that Russia is using against Ukraine today have a range of 2,500 kilometers. We ourselves have missiles with a range of 3,000 kilometers. And the war stimulates technological development here in Europe, but also in Russia. With such technological development, there can no longer be any distant wars. Believe me, in two years, the Russians will have many missiles — and so will we — with a range of 5,000 kilometers. The sea will not protect anyone, the ocean will not protect anyone. In this respect, the weapons Russia is using today are not so different from nuclear delivery systems," Zelenskyy noted.He emphasized that the outcome of the war in Ukraine will determine how deeply the conflict affects Europe and where the continent’s new eastern border will lie."If Ukraine does not stand firm, this border will be Poland or even Germany. Europe was once divided in this way. The eastern border of West Germany was the border of the Western world. Today, everything depends on us. How far will we let Russian ambitions go?" Zelenskyy said.At the same time, the Ukrainian president admitted the possibility of a “Korean scenario” for Ukraine after the end of the war with Russia.