From Yahoo:
“Zelensky: 'The end of the
world has arrived'”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Zelensky on Thursday issued a dire appeal for help as Russia's attacks across
the country intensified. "The end of the world has arrived," Zelensky
said during a televised news conference in Kyiv. Zelensky appealed to Western
leaders who have resisted calls to set up a no-fly zone over Ukraine. "If
you do not have the power to close the skies, then give me planes," he
said.
The Ukrainian leader also called
for direct negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Good Lord,
what do you want? Leave our land. If you don't want to leave now, sit down with
me at the negotiating table. But not from 30 meters away, like with [French
President Emmanuel] Macron and [German Chancellor Olaf] Scholz,” Zelensky said,
according to a translation from journalist Max Seddon, the Financial Times’
Moscow bureau chief. The “30 meters” line appears to be a reference to the
lengthy table Putin uses for meetings with foreign leaders and his own
advisers. “Sit down with me and talk. What are you afraid of? We're no threat
to anyone,” Zelensky added. His comments came one week after Putin ordered a
military invasion of Ukraine. Russia has since stepped up its assault on key
cities after an attempt by its forces to encircle the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv
appeared to stall.
The New York Times reported
Wednesday that Russian troops had seized Kherson, capturing their first major Ukrainian
city since the start of the invasion. Zelensky's office denied the report,
saying the battle for the port city was ongoing. Battles continue to rage in
other Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv and Kharkiv, the two largest population
centers, as outnumbered Ukrainian troops mount a ferocious response that has
been aided by ordinary citizens wielding Molotov cocktails. Ukrainian and
Russian delegations were expected to meet Thursday for a second round of talks
in Belarus, but there appeared to be no end to the invasion in sight. Zelensky
vowed to continue defending the nation while pleading with NATO countries to
help.
"If we are no more, then,
God forbid, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia will be next," he said.
^ If Russia takes Ukraine then I
believe they will also take Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia (which are all in the
EU, in NATO and use the Euro) since they were forcibly occupied into the Soviet
Union from 1939-1941 and again from 1945-1991. Putin wants to recreate the
USSR! ^
https://www.yahoo.com/news/zelenky-ukraine-russia-end-of-the-world-180049216.html
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