Following Russian threats to use nuclear weapons, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned against allowing Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin to blackmail him. Zelenskyi told Bild TV on Wednesday: “Tomorrow Putin can say: We want to have part of Poland in addition to Ukraine, otherwise we will use nuclear weapons. We cannot make these compromises.” He neither believes that Putin will use nuclear weapons nor that the world will allow them to be used.
Selenskyj justified the partial mobilization of 300,000 reservists on “Bild TV” by saying that that Putin “simply walks away” from his troops in Ukraine. That’s why he needs “a multi-million dollar army”. The Kremlin chief wants to “drown Ukraine in blood, including the blood of his own soldiers,” said the Ukrainian president. Zelenskyi also reiterated that Ukraine will continue its offensive to recapture occupied territories: “I am sure we will liberate our territory.”
Selenskyj also reported on “Bild TV” about the phone calls with Scholz. “I was often very direct on the phone because I didn’t understand certain steps,” said the President. “There were situations where the walls shook,” he added.