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Enmity Ukraine and Russia getting tapered. 14 days of the invasion by Russia, a number of protests and resistance continue to be carried out by the Ukrainian government.
Recently, the Ukrainian government accused Russia of kidnapping the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov. This action angered Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The allegation of kidnapping Ivan Fedorov began with CCTV footage at the location. The footage shows Ivan Federov being led away by a group of armed men from the local government building.
In addition to strongly condemning the kidnapping of Ivan Federov, Zelensky also praised his walkout. Ivan Federov, Zelensky said, was a symbol of resistance to Russia.
“Today in Melitopol, the occupiers arrested Mayor Ivan Fedorov. A mayor who bravely defended Ukraine and its citizens,” Zelensky said in a statement, referring to Russian forces.
Equate kidnapping with ISIS terror
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian troops of using terror tactics as their military invasion continued. Zelensky even said that the actions of Russian troops in Ukraine would be equated with the terrorist acts of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
In a recent post via Facebook, as reported by the BBC and the Ukrainian news agency, Ukrinform, Saturday (12/3/2022), Zelensky accused Russian troops of detaining Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov. Zelensky said that such an action would make Russia equated with ISIS terrorists.
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“This is a crime against democracy as such. I assure you that 100 percent of the people in all democracies will know this. The actions of the Russian occupiers will be equated with the acts of the ISIS terrorists,” he said.
Zelensky said the kidnapping of Ivan Federov also made his party reluctant to initiate further communications with Russia. It demanded the release of Ivan Federov.
“We will raise this issue, including in talks with international mediators who communicate with Moscow,” he added.
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