President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, visiting Rivnoye, giving an interview to French agencies AFP, Le Monde, L'Equipe and Libération. There was talk about Russia's fate on the other side of the world, advance strikes on Russian territory and more.
RBC-Ukraine collected Zelensky's main statements from the French ZMI.
Why Russia is showing up on the battlefield
A journalist from AFP asked Zelensky why Russian troops will continue to show up at the gathering of Ukraine so that the ZSU can defeat them in the near future. As the president explained, there are a number of reasons for the withdrawal of the Russian army, and whichever way you choose them, you will fall into confusion.
“We are no longer keeping in any secret that we were preparing 14 brigades. 14 brigades that we wanted to equip with the armored front. These brigades are responsible for protecting our territory and are responsible for being reserves in order for them to rotate allowed the boys to choose, and the brigades replaced them. If we were told and prepared additional packages (incoming assistance – ed.), there were 14 of these brigades, as you think, as in 14. staffed with 3, can I have some zupiniti? We can't stop them, it's crazy. Ale є os so vartіst, bo varіst – tse hour. An hour until the brigade is staffed. And the hour is the life of people,” said the head of the state.
Another reason, behind Zelensky’s words, is the fear of Russians to invade. The occupiers are afraid that if they turn back they will shoot their own.
“It’s true – they are driven in there because they will run back. This is absolutely true. And we ourselves, in the hour of the worst cries of war, we don’t We can afford it at least. But do you understand what we are fighting for? It is not clear that we are fighting for the lives of people and at the same time we simply do not take care of this life. sti. not about democracy, not about freedom, not about anything else. This is my testimony to you,” he explained.
Besides, having respected the president, in order to strengthen the Russians, you need to be superior. Let's focus on advanced technologies. Also, as Zelensky said, Ukrainian military mothers have the ability to force all the armor as they need it.
About attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation
Explaining to French journalists the need to stanch the armored forces in the ZSU without any need for demarcation, Zelensky focused on attacking the territory of the Russian Federation with the approaching armor. And those that Ukraine does not have such capacity today, in my words, a serious cry.
“What would you do in our place? For example, if you knew that the Russians, for example, are 30 kilometers away from the cordon, in their bay, in the Russian bak, there are installations there. 30, 60, 100 kilometers away there will be aircraft how to bomb Because the RSZV installations are shooting at us. Or else they are defending against the S-300, for example, they know that we have no right to protect them. to our place? “You have such a cry,” he said.
Green greetings at the butt of Kharkov, which is suffering from Russian attacks from the territory of the Belgorod region, and explaining that the Patriot will not protect the building location from attacks from the side of the Russian Federation .
“It’s all the same, as is the story from Kiev. Be kind to you, the doctor “Okhmatdit”. So, what was stolen, but everything still flows. And all the same people died. 50 kilometers in front of your cordon there are armored forces of the Russian Federation who are shooting, and you know that you can’t shoot at them? Did they break your head? Why bother? they can tell you no more for you help. “This is the end for you,” the president said.
At the same time, he added that Ukraine will continue to negotiate with its partners on the withdrawal of such permission, unless the partners are still afraid of such a decision.
“If they don’t understand what we are living and struggling with, and if they don’t know the ability to help us, we will find other ways. Other ways to kidnap our people,” summed up the head of the state.
Pokrovsk – ninishna or Russia
According to Zelensky, the town of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region is the main goal of Russia today, after its attack on Kharkiv has suffered defeats.
“They are the main one, but not in general, although Slovyansk is not excluded, but Pokrovsk, I would say today, this is a priority for them. Pokrovsky directly and the place of Pokrovsk. There is also Kostyantynivka, and there is a stink exist and on Toretsk, even if they want it and they have plans for Slovyanska, but they have all the plans. to whom directly,” declared the head of state .
About sanctions and direction towards Zakhad
The President criticized Zahid for “sanctions” and direction towards Russia.
“If we didn’t have a new sanction, we would have already denounced Putin. They madly denounced him. The world is richly strong, the world is richly larger, richly stronger, principled, economically strong. I’m not just talking about power zbroi, no, political, economical,” – Zelensky told French journalists.
In my opinion, Russia blocked all the energy sector and “absolutely everything”, then they wouldn’t have seen it.
“Why? Putin is afraid of his marriage, I have said this more than once. And that means that the need to work so that his marriage is understood is war. How can they understand? Well, how? and were isolated from Everyone must understand that there is no such economy that all their enterprises suffer, so that their business does not develop. Vistachit. You can see everything that is in them in Russia, and then you can see each other. Ale sanctions. “Everything is right,” explained Vin.
Russia and the rest of the world
Ukraine, together with its partners, wants to prepare a peace plan before the end of the fall of leaves in order to present it to the other world, which Russia can ask for what “the whole world” wants, Zelensky told the French ZMI.
“And there will be territorial integrity, and sovereignty, and so on. And the axis of this plan will be before the next stage of preparations… Most of the world today, we should say that on the other hand, representatives of Russia will be guilty otherwise, We are beyond the reach of stronger results… I said, I don’t want the stinks to block the process of preparing our final plan. We are preparing this with you, and it will be on the table, and, please, as the whole world wants the stinks to be at the table, “We cannot object, because it is important for us to ignore them,” the president said.
One of the French journalists asked Zelensky if Ukraine would enter the border in 1991 with the obligatory change of mind for peace negotiations with the Russian Federation , why is it important?
“It doesn’t mean that at this moment we will be at the cordons of the 91st fate. I assure you of this for your attention. No, it doesn’t mean. So, I respect what is fair, and a just world for Ukraine – I will renew it again our territorial integrity. But that doesn’t mean that only everything is lost. I respect that today we are standing at the front, as long as Russia wants to fight, if there is a ready plan, if we have a strong position, if the whole world is strong. six countries are good for This plan and this plan will be on the capital. And then, kindly, we can arrange this food diplomatically, as Russia wants,” the head of state explained.
About China
In addition, Zelensky explained to French journalists what role China wants to play in the process of completing the Russian war against Ukraine. In other words, there is no mediation.
“If China wants, it can force Russia to start this war. We are talking about the whole world. China is an inseparable part of this world, one of the flooding powers. I would like it so that they don’t occupy the middle of the mission . I would like to They pressed on Russia before the end of the war. So, as the EU is a stronger power, there is a stronger need to press on Russia. “The result will be great,” he said.
Elections in the United States
Commenting on the upcoming presidential elections in the United States, which will be between US Vice President Kamala Harris and ex-President Donald Trump for a seat in the Oval Office , Zelensky stated that Ukraine is in contact with both teams. But in any event, as we have said, there will no longer be a Joe Biden administration.
“One story today, our dialogue, and it will be normal, absolutely adequate. What will happen after the elections, with you не знаємо. Спрогнозувати стовідсотково ми з вами не можемо. І я тільки вірю на те, що суспільство в США, я вважаю, що це найпотужніша інституція громадянських суспільств. І я вважаю, що вони мають вплив на all other institutions. “It’s still a seriously democratic country with serious decentralization, but it’s not just central,” the president added.
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