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Zelensky answered Biden on a war warning with a number of questions/channel 24 collage
Volodymyr Zelensky responded to a statement by US leader Joseph Biden, who said that the President of Ukraine “did not want to hear” about the threat from Russia in the winter. The head of state believes that Ukraine should address a counter question to European and American leaders.
Zelensky asked to take preventive measures
Vladimir Zelensky stated that before a full-scale Russian invasion, the Ukrainian authorities were asked to take preventive measures. We are talking about sanctions against Russia.
According to him, the Ukrainian authorities proposed the creation of the Black Sea Fleet with a partner country. The President stressed that Ukraine has repeatedly warned the West about the threat of a blockade of the Black Sea by Russia, which has been taking place in recent months and hinders Ukrainian exports, in particular grain.
The Ukrainian authorities also raised issues of the missile program. Zelensky said that he explained what kind of air defense equipment Ukraine needs for protection.
The head of state noted that Ukraine would have had more chances in the war with Russia if he had been listened to. Also, the president does not understand why Western countries did not close the airspace over Ukraine if they understood the level of threat.
If I had been heard, Ukraine would have had a better chance of stopping the Russian invasion, the signals you are talking about were all different. Look, if everything happened like this, if everyone warned Ukraine that tomorrow there would be a full-scale invasion, the question arises: why the airspace was not closed, why we were not provided with weapons before this invasion, and why preventive sanctions were not introduced,” the President said.< /p>
In conclusion, Zelensky said that Ukraine was preparing for the fact that no one would support it at the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Russia. The President added that today he is grateful to all partners for their help.
What is known about Biden's statement
- US President Joe Biden recalled that in the winter he warned the leadership of Ukraine about the threat of war with Russia. In the United States, the date of the Russian invasion has been announced several times. But, according to Biden, Zelensky didn’t seem to want to “hear this.”
- Biden’s accusations were answered in the Office of the President of Ukraine. Presidential spokesman Serhiy Nikiforov stressed that the leadership of our country had asked for sanctions against Russia even before its full-scale invasion.
- Op Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said that the Ukrainian authorities were well aware that Russia was developing various expansion scenarios. According to him, Zelensky also carefully responded to all the partners' warnings. But in Ukraine, they were shocked by the scale of the Russian offensive.
- Podolyak also said that Ukraine had been preparing for war since 2021. He noted that information about the upcoming Russian invasion was provided not only by Western intelligence, but also by Ukrainian intelligence.
- In addition, the adviser to the head of the Presidential Office emphasized the importance of heavy weapons. He suggested that the situation at the front would have been different if Ukraine had received the necessary weapons in January.
