Moscow on Thursday, October 6, castigated statements by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who referred to it “preemptive strikes” NATO against Russia, Kyiv and then specified that Volodymyr Zelenskyy was talking about preventive sanctions and not about nuclear strikes.
Volodymyr Zelensky spoke Thursday during a video conference with Australian think tank Lowy Institute.
“So they know what’s happening to them”
“What should NATO do? Eliminate the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons. But above all, I appeal once again to the international community, as before February 24: pre-emptive strikes, so they know what will happen to them if they use them.”said the Ukrainian leader.
“Not the other way around, waiting for nuclear attacks from Russia so you can say, ‘Oh good, you’re doing that, so take that from us now!’ Check how they put pressure, that’s what NATO has to do, check how they use it.continued Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Following these statements, Volodymyr Zelensky’s spokesman Serguiï Nykyforov stated that these statements referred to pre-emptive sanctions that could be imposed before the February 24 offensive against Moscow, and not pre-emptive military strikes.
“The President spoke about the period before February 24th. Then it would have been necessary to take preventive measures not to allow Russia to start the war. I remind you that the only possible measures at that time were sanctions.he posted on Facebook and said that Kyiv would not call ” never “ for the use of nuclear weapons.
Several senior Russian officials sharply criticized Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s statements on Thursday evening.
“Monstrous Consequences”
“Such statements are nothing more than a call to start a new world war with monstrous and unpredictable consequences”said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, quoted by Ria Novosti agency.
He calls on the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union to respond to these statements, as he believes these countries are leaders “de facto” Kyiv shares.
Russian diplomatic spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, for her part, accused the West “to start a nuclear war “.
“Everyone on Earth needs to realize that this unbalanced, weapon-packed character, Zelensky, this puppet, has turned into a monster capable of destroying the planet.”she wrote on Telegram.
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