Zelensky: Putin cannot dictate red lines to Ukraine
Avoiding mentioning Russian leader Vladimir Putin by name, President Volodymyr Zelensky said: "The sick old man of Red Square, who is constantly threatening with his red button, will not dictate red lines to us."
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- Published Date: 05:46 | 24 August 2024
- Modified Date: 05:46 | 24 August 2024
Ukrainian's would repay the aggressor with interest, he said, warning that those seeking a Ukrainian buffer zone should take care that their own country did not become a "buffer federation." Ukrainian forces have seized a large chunk of the Russian federation in the Kursk region.
According to the Ukrainian authorities, Zelensky's address was recorded in the region around Sumy in north-eastern Ukraine, from where the Ukrainian incursion into the Kursk region was launched.
Avoiding mentioning Russian President Vladimir Putin by name, Zelensky said: "The sick old man of Red Square, who is constantly threatening with his red button, will not dictate red lines to us."
Moscow has justified its invasion of Ukraine by saying that it cannot accept possible Ukrainian membership of NATO, as this would jeopardize Russian national security.
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