Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky downgraded his country’s chances of joining NATO in an interview with the German newspaper Bild on Thursday, according to Reuters. Ukraine’s long-term ambition to join NATO has caused a deep crisis in East-West relations at a time when anxious diplomatic efforts are under way to prevent a military conflict. Zelensky told […]
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Zelensky: Our briefing is for an attack on February 16th
LAST UPDATE 23:36 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a speech today – which was also posted on Facebook – said that he was informed that Russia will attack on Wednesday, as broadcast by foreign agencies. The Ukrainian leader’s comments come as tensions between Kiev and Moscow have turned red. Russia has deployed more than 100,000 […]
Zelensky: We are increasing our army, this does not mean that war is imminent
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today signed a decree providing for an increase in the size of the country’s armed forces by 100,000 members over the next three years and an increase in the salaries of soldiers, but stressed that this does not mean that a war with Russia is imminent. Speaking in parliament, Zelensky called […]
W. Zelensky: War inevitable without direct negotiations with Russia
Ukraine needs direct talks with Russia in order to end the clashes between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists in the Donbas region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today. Zelensky made the remarks in parliament after Kiev, through Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, called on NATO to prepare economic sanctions against Russia and step up its […]
