President Zelensky says Ukraine ‘left alone’ to fight Russia
Ukraine’s president said Friday his country had been left on its own to fight Russia after the Kremlin launched a large-scale invasion that killed 130 Ukrainians in the first day.
“We have been left alone to defend our state,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address to the nation after midnight.
“Who is ready to fight alongside us? I don’t see anyone. Who is ready to give Ukraine a guarantee of NATO membership? Everyone is afraid,” he added.
Zelensky said that 137 Ukrainians, both military personnel and civilians, had been killed since the start of the attack early Thursday.
Another 316 had been wounded, he said.
Zelensky also said that Russian “sabotage groups” had entered the capital Kyiv, and urged the city’s citizens to remain vigilant and observe a curfew.
The president added that he and his family remained in Ukraine, despite Russia identifying him as “target number one”.
“They want to destroy Ukraine politically by taking down the head of state,” Zelensky said.
This is the same guy , who, a week ago was reported as saying the Americans were the ones causing more problems to his country.
ReplyDeleteRight until the Russian Missiles started landing he still foolishly believed the Russian invasion was not imminent.
He should have spent the last month rallying his country.
Wakakakaka…
ReplyDeleteZelensky SHOULD have first checked with Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili about those vowed promises of military/finance helps from the Yank/NATO when he started the Russo Georgian war in 2008.
Same kind of comical vows of helps & same kind of actual responses & territorial separations!
That Ukraine is left alone to fight its war is not surprising.
ReplyDeleteThe US was very clear that they don't have an appetite for another war. NATO obviously don't see a moral obligation to go to Ukraine's defence because Ukraine is not a NATO member yet.
All the bluster about "strong" sanctions are just that; mere bluster because these economic sanctions will also boomerang to impact them too.
As the former Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs Singapore, Bilahari Kausikan said in 2014, (after the annexation of Crimea): "nobody will look after us if Singaporeans can't look after ourselves".
All small countries would do well to not depend on others for their survival as world geopolitics often mean you can be left with your pants down as Ukraine has found out.
An age old wisdom from 韩非子：
Delete国小而不处卑，力少而不畏强，无礼而侮大邻，贪愎而拙交者， 可亡也。—《亡征》
A small country don't know how to act humble. Military weak & yet keep challenging the strong. Openly discourteous to its powerful neighbours. Stubbornly greedy yet without diplomacy. A recipe for destruction!
That's exactly how the current Ukraine administration behaves.
Wakakaka...Malaysia has NOT imposed any sanctions on Russia, BUT Bank Negara has been forced to comply with USA sanctions.
ReplyDeleteEffective start of business Monday, no Malaysian bank shall undertake US Dollar payments or receipts from the listed sanctioned Russian banks.
The reason is simple. No Malaysian bank can risk the loss of its correspondent US Dollar account, usually in New York.
Malaysia's economy will collapse if it loses its access to Wankee correspondent bank accounts to pay and be paid in US Dollars.
100% of Malaysian oil is traded in USD.
70% of its Palm Oil and Rubber is traded in USD.
Don't play-play with the wankees.
Wakakakaka…
DeleteThat's bcoz the blurred m'sia govt DOESN'T know how to bypassing the dominancy of the US$.
Check with the Jap, SKorean, RedDot & even the Taiwanese!
Ooop… so to many in the old Europe. Don't forget the Jews too!
See the difference! What is righteousness and morality!
ReplyDeleteDuring the Korean War, China had no planes, let alone war planes, no tanks, yet when Russia requested China to send aids to defend North Korea, China obliged with troops, many even voluntary.
Compare the situation now, US will not enter the field. All US want is only to sell weaponry. Biden will not want to involve US in another war, which otherwise would guarantee him to lose the next US president election.
NATO will is not prepared to get into the war because they have seen through the evil trap of US of A agitation and wanting the region to be chaotic. NATO know the war is meaningless which only result in huge capital fund fleeing Europe to US making US the winner.
Alexander Mercouris's video a few hours ago :
ReplyDelete- Zelensky complained 'bitterly' of being abandoned by the West
- Zelensky broached on the idea to negotiate with Russia, that his country would not be a member of NATO and will remain neutral
- Zelensky got a huge smack down ( wa ka ka ka ) from his Western 'sponsors' and now retracted his former statement of negotiation and zipped up about not joining NATO
- Alex went on to discuss about the phone call Putin had with President Xi
- Will those sanctions that's to be imposed on Russia have any bite ?
Here's the video :
https://youtu.be/Px59PQfrf2k