For Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the helicopter crash near a kindergarten in the Kyiv region was “not an accident, but a consequence of the war.” Via video link with the World Economic Forum, Zelenksy spoke about the helicopter crash that took place today in Kyiv, in which 16 people died, including 3 children, Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi and his first deputy Yevgeny Yenin. Despite this, the Ukrainian President declared: “I am not afraid for my safety”.
This is how the Ukrainian head of state and supreme commander of the Kiev army reacted to the tragedy in which the country’s security leaders were beheaded today. A big mistake to let the members of the Interior Ministry travel on the same plane. For the overthrow of which Zelensky anticipates the hypothesis of sabotage or overthrow related to Russian activities.
Speaking to the Davos elite, Zelensky invited the audience to a minute’s silence for the Ukrainian victims caused by Russian aggression. Those present in the room immediately stood up, like the President of Ukraine in his office, and remained in solemn silence for sixty seconds before Zelenskyi spoke again. Later in his speech, the President was combative and determined to send a message to the Russians: “The war goes on. he is the spirit of Ukraine in the face of aggression from Moscow. Russian citizens, not just the government, “must open their eyes if they want to see the future of the Russian Federation, acknowledge their mistakes and respect our territorial integrity”.
On the day that marked his government’s worst domestic crisis since the war began and the executive branch was clouded by the death of the intelligence chief, Zelenskyy once again addressed his allies: “The West hesitated in 2014, but now the world must not hesitate, it is rapid decision-making needed to help Ukraine” and “counter Russia, which exports terror.” The US-led Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine meets in Ramstein on January 20. At the German military base, Washington and the Nato states and non-European allies decide on future arms deliveries to the government in Kyiv Loudly asked for supplies from Zelensky, who wants to buy the Samp-T aircraft system from Italy and France and the coveted Leopard 2 tanks from Germany.
Green light will come anyway, but delivery will take some time. The security Zelenskyy demands is paramount and concerns Kyiv’s armed forces and civilians. Which the President wants to protect by counterattacking Russian aggression while the war rages on. And the words coming from Rome from one of the most awaited mediators, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, apply to everyone: “Our willingness remains and the effort to think of something that can unlock the situation, but I see all this Observers and analysts agree with this pessimistic description of the situation”. Today’s incident in Kyiv reinforces this grim omen.