Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, charged Russian leaders with beginning to “prepare their society” for the potential use of nuclear weapons but added that he did not believe Russia was currently prepared to use them.
“They have begun prepping their neighbourhood” (for it). Speaking in English from his presidential office in Kiev, Zelensky warned that the situation was extremely risky.
“They are not ready to do that, to use it,” he continued (nuclear weapons). But they began to discuss it.
They are unsure of whether they will use it or not. Talking about it at all, in my opinion, is risky.
Through an interpreter, he said in Ukrainian: “What we see is that the Russian figures in power love life, and I think that the dangers of using nuclear weapons are not as specific as some experts say, because they understand that there is no way back after using them, not only in relation to the history of their country,” but themselves as individuals.
Zelensky claimed that the word he used in Ukrainian was misunderstood when he claimed to have not urged for military action against Russia during a Thursday online session.
Zelensky spoke with the Australian Research Center “Louis Institute” on Thursday through video technology.
What should NATO do to prevent a nuclear attack by Russia, asked the president of Ukraine? But more importantly, I renew my call for preemptive strikes on the Russians in order to let them know what would happen if they utilised nuclear weapons, as I did before February 24. instead of expecting nuclear attacks from Russia to say, “You’re doing it, so take it from us,” as would otherwise be the case.
NATO needs to reevaluate its use of pressure and how it is deployed.”
Zelensky’s remarks infuriated Moscow, which responded by saying that “such words are nothing but a call to ignite a new world war with cruel and unexpected consequences,” as quoted by RIA Novosti Agency.
Given that these nations are in charge of overseeing Kiev’s actions, he urged the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union to reply to these words “in reality.
For her part, Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry, charged that the West was “fueling a nuclear war.
She said on Telegram that “everyone on Earth should recognise that this imbalanced guy carrying a weapon, Zelensky, this puppet, has transformed into a monster that can kill the globe.”
Later, Kiev clarified that its president had been discussing preventive sanctions rather not nuclear strikes.
They weren’t meant to be pre-emptive military operations, according to Zelensky’s spokesman Sergei Nikiforov, but rather preventive sanctions that could have been applied to Moscow prior to the attack on February 24.
“The president discussed the period before to February 24th. Preventative action ought to have been taken at that time to stop Russia from starting a conflict.
I recall that sanctions were the only action that was required at the time,” the spokesman wrote on Facebook, emphasising that Kyiv would never sanction the use of nuclear weapons.
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Zelensky claims that the Russian government is preparing society to deploy nuclear weapons.
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