– I called the president of the Russian Federation, but the result was silence, Zelenskyj said in a video speech posted on Telegram late Wednesday.
He also said that Russia has now gathered almost 200,000 troops along the border with Ukraine along with large quantities of vehicles and equipment, and that a major war in Europe can be started by Russia at any time.
“If they attack – if they try to take our country, our freedom, our lives, the lives of our children – we will defend ourselves,” the Ukrainian president told the BBC.
Zelensky said that Russia has approved an attack on Ukraine, and that Russian authorities are giving false information about Ukraine to the people. He appealed to the Russians when he stated that it depends on them whether there will be war.
– Who can stop the war? Folk. These are among you, I’m sure.
The breakaway regions requested military support from Russia on Wednesday, which resulted in the Ukrainian authorities declaring a state of emergency.
– When you attack, it is our faces you want to see, not your back, Zelenskyj said
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