Zelensky in Ukraine – President about the occupation of Kharkiv

Zelensky said that Russia can capture Kharkiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that Russia could occupy Kharkiv. He spoke about this in interview for American daily newspaper The Washington Post. The relevant news spread through the regional Kharkiv media, which commented Presidential press secretary Sergei Nikiforov.

“I think that the replicators did not read the text of the interview, but pulled out this phrase. It seems to me that this paragraph is self-sufficient and does not need clarification. hypothetical scenario. That is, he did not mean that Kharkiv would be occupied,” Nikiforov said.

Recall that Zelensky in an interview for The Washington Post said that Russia could theoretically occupy Kharkiv under the pretext of protecting the Russian-speaking population. At the same time, the President stressed:It will not be just an occupation; this will be the beginning of a large-scale war.”

Context:

Read also on the comments portal – US President Biden said that if Vladimir Putin decides to send his troops to Ukraine, then this will be a fatal mistake for Russia. The sanctions strike will affect all vital areas of the Russian economy.

The President of the United States said that Russia may lose an important function to conduct trade if there is an invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine. We are talking about banking operations with dollars. The Kremlin immediately responded by voicing a new threat that such steps by Washington could lead to a new “civil war” in Ukraine. According to the “Comments” portal, the position of the Russian leadership was voiced by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov.