Zelensky addresses the people of Belarus in his address this morning, speaking Russian; Belarus is holding a referendum today that's expected to tighten Lukashenko's grip on power.
“From your territory, forces of the Russian Federation are firing rockets at Ukraine…
“From your territory, forces of the Russian Federation are firing rockets at Ukraine…
"From your territory they are killing our children, destroying our houses, trying to blow up everything that was built over the decades, not just by us but by our fathers and our grandfathers…
“How will you look your children in the eyes? How will you look into each others’ eyes? How will you look into your neighbors’ eyes? We are your neighbors. We Ukrainians …
"I genuinely hope you become the good, secure Belarus that Belarus was not so long ago. Make the right choice. I’m sure this is the most important choice of your great people.”
Zelensky also says he won't hold talks in Belarus as the Kremlin has been demanding.
Zelensky also says he won't hold talks in Belarus as the Kremlin has been demanding.
“We want peace, we want to meet, we want an end to the war. … Warsaw, Bratislava, Budapest, Istanbul, Baku — we proposed all that to the Russian side. Any other city would work for us, too, in a country from whose territory rockets are not being fired.”
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