Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday he did not accept the Kremlin’s “ultimatum” to stop the invasion and asked his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to get out of his “bubble” and start a “dialogue”.
This was the response of the Ukrainian president when asked in an interview with the US network. ABCAbout the Kremlin declaration that He proposed stopping its offensive if Kyiv renounced NATO membershipRecognition of Crimea as Russian territory and recognition of the independence of the Donbass region partially occupied by pro-Russian militias.
“This is another ultimatum and we are not ready for ultimatums,” Zelensky said during the interview, which will be broadcast in full tonight.
The Ukrainian president said that “What Putin should do is start a dialogue instead of living in an information bubble without oxygen”.
“He’s in a bubble getting information and we don’t know if the information they gave him was realistic,” he said.
In response to a question about NATO and Washington’s refusal to impose a no-fly zone in Ukraine, Zelensky They insisted that it was necessary to shoot down the Russian missiles ‘to save lives’. He pointed out that there were bombings of universities and hospitals.
I am sure that the brave American soldiers will shoot down (the Russian missiles) that are being fired at the students. I’m sure they wouldn’t hesitate to do so.
United States Secretary of State Anthony eyelashesrepeated on Monday during a visit to Latvia that Washington or NATO will support a no-fly zone over Ukrainebecause this means making the alliance “part” of the conflict.
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The position taken by NATO is to send weapons to Ukrainians to defend themselves from Russian attack, but not to send soldiers or planes to Ukraine, a country that is not part of the alliance.
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