Ukraine-Russian Crisis

Zelensky Salutes Ukrainians For Withstanding 50 Days Of War

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3 years ago

Apr 15, 2022.

Yinka Akanbi

President Zelensky was listing the ways in which Ukrainians had fought off the Russian troops
“50 days of our defence is an achievement. Achievement of millions of Ukrainians,” he said

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenksy praised Ukrainians for surviving 50 days of war when the Russians had given them five.

“But they didn’t know how brave Ukrainians are, how much we value freedom and the possibility to live the way we want,” Zelensky said in his address late Thursday.

The Ukraine president also hailed the citizens fighting for the country. “50 days of our defence is an achievement. Achievement of millions of Ukrainians,” he said.

In his only reference to the sinking of the Russian warship Moskva, Zelensky spoke of “those who showed that Russian warships can sail away, even if it’s to the bottom” of the sea. The president was listing the ways in which Ukrainians had fought off the Russian troops.

Russia state media claimed that the ship sunk after a fire.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces will likely face a huge challenge in the east of the country, where Russian troops are massing for a new attack, in coming weeks. according to a former CIA director.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4, former CIA director, David Petraeus said this is the first time during the war that “you’ll see the Russians mass all their efforts in one area instead of all around the country”.

He added that the situation in the east would depend on a number of factors: “So, if the weather is favourable for them, if the field’s dry out and they can get track vehicles on those fields they can line up a number of vehicles hub to hub”.

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Another factor would be how quickly additional security assistance can reach Ukraine, he said.

He added that it appears Russian President Vladimir Putin is “not interested” in engaging in negotiations right now, and wants a “tangible success to celebrate on 9 May when the annual World War Two Victory Day parade is held in Moscow.”

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