* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made the comments at a summit on Friday
* 'It's the worst thing that could happen, but unfortunately there is that possibility,' he said of war against Russia
* Kyiv says the conflict in eastern Ukraine has killed 14,000 people since 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea
* Zelenskiy's comments came a day after Russia, Belarus and other states began huge military exercises
* The huge military drills will involve 200,000 soldiers, at least 80 aircraft, more than 300 tanks and 15 ships
* Officials have said the exercises do not envisage specific nations as adversaries but should be 'signal' to West
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that all-out war with neighbouring Russia was a possibility, and that he wanted to have a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the mounting tensions between the nations.
Their torrid relationship took a turn for the worse earlier this year when fighting in eastern Ukraine intensified and Russia massed more troops near the border, seven years after Russia seized the Crimean Peninsula and backed pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
When asked at the Yalta European Strategy (YES) summit if there could really be all out-war with Russia, Zelenskiy said: 'I think there can be.'
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WNU Editor: The Kremlin has responded .... Ukrainian leader’s words about risk of war with Russia divorced from reality — diplomat (TASS).
Update: President Biden is not going to commit to Ukraine being admitted to NATO .... After private meeting with Biden, Ukraine's Zelensky admits that he STILL hasn't received a firm answer from US on NATO membership (RT).
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2 comments:
Coming from leadership that took a country peacefully, implemented foreign minister as MPs after granting them citizenship, exporting huge amounts of gold then like Stalin started killing anyone that disagreed with him. Still fixated on claiming back Crimea who doesn't want to be part of Ukraine or under this murderers rule. Can't he see the results of his own actions, as his own people fled to escape his murderious thugs. An all out war with Russia just highlights his growing desperation to remain in power.
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