DAVOS, Jan 16 - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos urged political and business leaders facing war fatigue in the West to enforce sanctions, help rebuild his country and advance the peace process.

“Anyone thinks this is only about us, this is only about Ukraine, they are fundamentally mistaken,” Zelenskyy said in a speech at the Swiss ski resort, The Associated Press reported.

“Putin embodies war,” he said, lashing out at the Kremlin leader for leveling cities and imposing “the terrifying feeling that the war may never end.” He also offered criticism for a world that told him not to worsen tensions ahead of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.

“After Feb. 24th, nothing harmed our coalition more than this concept. Every ‘Don’t escalate’ to us, sounded like ‘You will prevail’ to Putin,” Zelenskyy said.

He thanked allies for sanctions on Moscow but urged them to ensure they work. He said he believed the European Union and U.S. would come through in “a matter of weeks” with more aid that has been held up by political infighting within his two biggest allies.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who along with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met with Zelenskyy in Davos, said Washington is determined to keep supporting Ukraine, and “we’re working very closely with Congress in order to do that.”

It was Zelenskyy’s first trip to Davos since the war began — he spoke by video in previous years — and he rushed between meetings with political and business elites. Surrounded by a large security contingent, he’s drawn the attention of media and others angling to meet him.

Putin, meanwhile, described calls for peace talks as an “attempt to force us to give up the gains we have made,” calling that “impossible.”

Speaking at a meeting of municipal officials from across Russia, he also described Zelenskyy’s “peace formula” as an effective ban on peace talks with Moscow because “it’s a set of demands banning a negotiation process. Well, they don’t want it, and so be it.” (ap/ez)