What Volodymyr Zelenskyi spoke about at a press conference in the Kyiv metro on April 23 – 11 main quotes.
🟢About brainwashing by propaganda:
Life in the Russian Federation is a computer game, virtual reality absolute. Just get out. Take off these 3D glasses of three colors. Just remove them, return to reality, to the civilized world – it is beautiful, it is much wider, more beautiful because it is true and honest, “- called the President of Ukraine.
🟢 On the possibility of a nuclear strike:
“I believe that in today's world nuclear weapons can only be used when you have lost touch with reality . If the Russian leadership does not lose touch with reality and adequacy, it will not use nuclear weapons. … Could it be? Maybe. Do I believe that? Honestly, I don't want to believe that.
🟢 About meeting with Putin:
“I want to stop the war and end it. There is a diplomatic and military path. Any healthy person chooses diplomatic path, because he knows that even if it is difficult, it can prevent the loss of millions of people.I'm not afraid to meet with President [Vladimir Putin] I simply have no right to be afraid, because our people have shown that they are not afraid of anything, they stopped tanks with their bare hands, like the Armed Forces, the National Guard. People are afraid for their children, yes. when it comes to our state and independence “.
🟢 On negotiations with the aggressor:
” If our people are destroyed in Mariupol, if a pseudo-referendum is announced in the new pseudo-republics, Ukraine will withdraw from any negotiation process . But our people who are in the temporarily occupied territories must know and not help the occupiers. “
🟢 About Mariupol:
” The last signal was an hour ago, from the Azovs. As soon as we get there, we'll get there . In the meantime, we offer any civilized people a humanitarian solution to this issue, a humanitarian one. We offer the exchange of civilians, the wounded. We want to take out our dead people. And we are also ready to exchange our troops defending Mariupol. We have proposed any format for resolving this issue. The President also noted that today Ukraine is not ready for the military unblocking of Mariupol. According to him, our military, which is defending the city, understands this very well. “It's a reality,” he added.
🟢 On racism:
“The state will have in the history books a word that no one has invented, which everyone is repeating in Ukraine and in Europe – racism. It's not just that everyone says it's racism. The word is new, and the deeds are the same as they were 80 years ago in Europe, because in all these 80 years, if you analyze on our continent, there were simply no such barbarisms. That is why racism is a concept that will be in history books … And little children all over the world will stand up and answer to teachers when this racism started, on what land, who won the fight for freedom against this terrible concept ”.
🟢 On the restoration of Ukraine:
Each of the EU countries will have the opportunity to rebuild a region and contribute to the reconstruction of the state and the victory of Ukraine.
О ABOUT NATO:
“ We are not members of NATO
“The enemy has almost reached Kyiv and there have been fierce fighting. But nevertheless, we have deoccupied this territory. My personal position is simple: everything they break through and everything they occupy, we will return. And it will not be a question of 10- 20 years, and not the 8-year war that has lasted since 2014. This issue will be resolved very quickly, but provided that we have enough weapons, as soon as we have enough weapons, we will immediately return this or that territory. which is temporarily occupied “ “It is impossible to defeat our state by force and such inhumanity, it is impossible. What will they do with it next? What could they do in Kyiv region? All people hate them.… Fascists, Nazis once occupied Europe. And what? What did they do? Even when they drank champagne in French restaurants, what could they do? People loved them? No. Did they get richer? No. Young people who are useless today – they always feel that they are all historically guilty. ” “ I have been hearing this for 60 days. I have no right and, honestly, I do not want to. With all due respect to Poland, your leader and the people … Until the war is over, I have no right to go to Poland and other countries. “ Read also: The destruction of Ukrainian defenders in Mariupol will put an end to negotiations with Russia – Zelensky A press conference in the Kyiv metro outlined the president's position on contacts with the Russian occupiers, on further scenarios. A video of the press conference can be seen here. 🟢 About the Occupied Territories:
🟢 On the futility of Russia's plans:
🟢 About my own evacuation:
