"President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called on NATO to launch a preemptive strike against the Russian Federation in the event of a threat from its side to use nuclear weapons. He stated this during a video interview with the Lowy Institute" #Ukraine 1/ strana.news/news/410492-ze…
#Zelenskyy: “What should NATO do? Eliminate the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons. But what is important, I once again appeal to the international community, as it was before February 24: pre-emptive strikes so that they know what will happen to them if they are used."
"Zelenskyy is convinced that Vladimir Putin "would not be able to preserve his life" if nuclear weapons were used: "He realises that after using nuclear weapons, he will no longer be able to preserve his life, so to speak, and I am convinced of this."" pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/…
"Zelensky believes that "NATO should make it impossible for Russia to use nuclear weapons." "Preemptive strikes are needed so that they know what awaits them if they use nuclear weapons. Not the other way around, waiting for Russia's nuclear strikes..." en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/8…
His adviser now denies that Zelenskyy said this, but video demonstrates that #Zelenskyy referred in Ukrainian to "pre-emptive strikes" against Russia, in particular, by NATO. t.me/stranaua/68083
in case of threat of nuclear weapons use by Russia.
#Zelenskyy statement concerning "pre-emptive strikes" in his speech at Lowy Institute is at 44th minute in this Lowy Institute video with simultaneous English translation of his speech.
Hill publishes fake translation of #Zelenskyy speech: "Zelensky calls for ‘preventive action’ to deter Russian nuclear strikes." In fact, he referred in Ukrainian to "preventive strikes" and not "preventive action." thehill.com/policy/interna…
#Zelenskyy walks back his comments concerning "preventive strikes": "Zelensky denied having urged strikes on Russia, claiming that an earlier remark had been mistranslated. "You must use preventive kicks," he said, referring to sanctions, "not attacks"." bbc.com/news/world-eur…
#Russia uses #Zelenskyy statement about "preventive strikes" to justify illegal invasion of #Ukraine even though there is no real possibility of such preventive conventional or nuclear strikes because it would mean war between NATO & Russia, incl. #nuclearreuters.com/world/europe/r…
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The David Feldman Show: "Today's guest Professor Ivan Katchanovski, one of the world's leading experts on Ukraine, says Ukraine and Russia struck a deal to stop the fighting, but Britain's Boris Johnson killed it. Why?" #UkraineRussiaWar#Ukraine#Russia
The Western media with a few notable exceptions did not report this revelation that was published by Ukrainska pravda and corroborated by various other sources. This is also revealing.
Sources close to Zelenskyy revealed that UK PM came "almost without warning" with 2 messages: "Putin is a war criminal, he should be pressured, not negotiated with" & "even if Ukraine is ready to sign some agreements on guarantees with Putin, they are not" pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/…
If only there were scholars who professionally research support for joining Russia vs support for pro-Russian parties in regions of Ukraine based in representative public opinion calls and election results. washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-ca…
My studies of all major public opinion polls and elections in #Ukraine since 1991 show that in contrast to vote for pro-Russian parties and politicians, majority support for joining Russia was only in #Crimea & significant support in #Donbas. cup.columbia.edu/book/cleft-cou…
"United States intelligence agencies believe parts of the Ukrainian government authorized the car bomb attack near Moscow in August that killed Daria Dugina, the daughter of a prominent Russian nationalist, an element of a covert campaign that U.S..." 1/ nytimes.com/2022/10/05/us/…
"...U.S. officials fear could widen the conflict. American officials also said they were not aware of the operation ahead of time and would have opposed the killing had they been consulted. Afterward, American officials admonished Ukrainian officials over the assassination..." 2/
This assessment by US intelligence corroborates my research findings
"OHCHR recorded 15,246 civilian casualties in Ukraine: 6,114 killed and 9,132 injured. A total of 6,114 killed (2,380 men, 1,633 women, 162 girls, and 193 boys, as well as 35 children and 1,711 adults whose sex is yet unknown)." #UkraineRussiaWar#Russia ohchr.org/en/news/2022/1…
In Donetsk and Luhansk regions: 8,527 casualties (3,644 killed & 4,883 injured)
On Government-controlled territory: 6,768 casualties (3,254 killed & 3,514 injured)
On territory controlled by Russian armed forces and affiliated armed groups: 1,759 casualties (390 killed & 1,369 in
In other regions of Ukraine which were under Government control when casualties occurred: 6,719 casualties (2,470 killed and 4,249 injured) Most of the civilian casualties recorded were caused by the use of explosive weapons with wide area effects, including shelling & air strike
My recent interview on Western media change of Azov regiment coverage: “This is a political change. It’s not based on facts. Media coverage is often driven by political considerations, and not what actually happens on the ground.” readpassage.com/media-once-cal…
As I noted, chances of peace deal now are close to zero, in contrast to April when British PM told #Zelenskyy to abandon negotiations to end war: "Zelenskyy approves National Security Council decision on impossibility of negotiations with Putin" #Ukraine️pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/…