stop threatening Ukrainian leader mocks Western media for alleged Russian invasion on February 16
Date 15 Feb 2022 time 10:23
Volodymyr Zelensky declared a ‘Day of Unity’ on Feb. 16, citing a possible invasion.
President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Ukrainians to wave the country’s flag from the buildings.houseAnd the national anthem was sung on Feb. 16, a day some Western media claimed could be the start of a Russian invasion.
Ukrainian officials stressed that Zelensky did not anticipate the attack that day. but reacted to foreign media reports. Several Western media organizations cited US quotes. and other officials Refers to the day the Russian army was ready for an attack.
“They told us February 16 would be attack day. We will make it a day of unity,” Zelensky said in a video addressed to the nation.
“They are trying to intimidate us by naming a date for the resumption of military operations,” Zelensky said. “On that day, we will hang the national flag. wearing the yellow and blue flag and show the world our unity.”
Zelensky has long said that Even he believed that Russia was threatening his country. The possibility of an imminent attack is an exaggeration from Ukraine’s Western allies.
Mikhailo Podolak, adviser to Zelensky’s chief of staff, told Reuters. The Ukrainian president is resolutely retaliating against Western media reports that the media has manipulated aggression.
“It is well understood why Ukrainians today are skeptical about various ‘specific dates’ of the so-called ‘Initiation of the invasion’ announced in the media,” he said. We can therefore only respond to such media announcements with irony.”
Zelensky’s palace issued a decree calling on all villages and cities in Ukraine to fly the country’s flag on Wednesday. and let the whole country sing the national anthem at 10 am. It also called for an increase in the salaries of soldiers and border guards.
U.S. officials said they were not anticipating an attack by Russian President Vladimir. Putin on any given day but has repeatedly warned that it could happen at any time.
“I won’t specify the exact date. I don’t think it’s smart. I will tell you that it is entirely possible that he can move without warning,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters. Military capabilities at the Ukrainian border
Photo – REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
