Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the West on Thursday to increase military aid to Ukraine, saying Russia would advance on the rest of Europe else.
Still, also give me airplanes!” Zelensky told a press conference, “ If you don’t have the power to close the skies. However, God prohibits, Latvia, “ If we’re no more also.”
He called for direct addresses with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, saying it was “ the only way to stop this war”.
“ We aren’t attacking Russia and we don’t plan to attack it. What do you want from us? Leave our land,” he said, addressing Putin.
Zelensky to 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 Macron and Scholz. Sit down with me and talk. What are you afraid of? We're no threat to anyone." pic.twitter.com/CNsLj2yQ1N
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“ Sit down with me. Just not 30 meters down like with (French President Emmanuel Macron),” the Ukrainian leader said, pertaining to Putin entering world leaders at a now-notorious tremendously long table.
Zelensky — who just weeks ago sought to calm Ukrainians over US allegations that Russia was planning to foray his country — said “ Nothing allowed that in the ultramodern world a man can bear like a beast.”
Putin launched an irruption of Ukraine last week. Russia says it isn’t targeting mercenary areas despite wide substantiation else.
Ukraine on Wednesday said Russian airplanes hit an academy, killing nine people, in the northern megacity of Chernihiv. Kyiv says further than 350 civilians have been killed since Putin launched the irruption.
Putin says military advance in Ukraine going ‘to plan’
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow’s advance in Ukraine is going “ according to plan” and ordered large compensations for Russian dogfaces killed in the irruption.
“ I want to say that the special military operation is going rigorously according to schedule, according to plan,” he said, opening a meeting with his security council.
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“ We’re at war with neo-Nazis,” the Russian leader said, adding “ I’ll no way give up on my conviction that Russians and Ukrainians are one people.”
He said Russia’s army is fighting “ dauntlessly, like real icons”.
He also ordered compensation to be paid to the families of Russian dogfaces killed in Ukraine.
“ Our duty is to support the families of those who fought for the people of Russia,” Putin said.
A day before Russia for the first time put a number to its losses in Ukraine, saying 498 of its colors were killed since Putin ordered the irruption last week. Ukraine says that number is far advanced.
