I mean... That's literally not what he said, in the video...

You can interpret it that way, sure, but he gave a politician's answer, and, reading between the lines or otherwise, it isn't appropriate to put words in his mouth...

And I say this as no fan of Zelenskyy. But let's not bullshit this when there is no need to.

Just say that he pretty much admitted the situation was a loss. Don't claim things that he literally did not say...