STORY: In times of war, when Russia is attacking Ukraine, he is at the head of the government: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. On Wednesday he commented in a video message on the invasion and bombing by Russian troops. Zelenskyj spoke one day following the attack on Kyiv and the Babyn Yar Holocaust memorial site there. During the Second World War, German occupying forces and Ukrainian helpers massacred tens of thousands of Jews there. “This attack now shows that our Kyiv is absolutely foreign to many people in Russia,” said Zelenskyy. “They don’t know anything regarding Kyiv, regarding our history. But they all have orders to wipe out our history, our country, and all of us.” Selesnkyj had already spoken in Kyiv on Tuesday, among other things, regarding a possible continuation of talks with Russia. “You can’t sit down at a table when planes fly overhead and you’re being bombed. One side wants to put pressure on, the other doesn’t want to reach an agreement. We are for dialogue, yes, but the least that has to happen is is that the bombing of the people will stop. You just have to stop the bombing and then have talks.” “Ukraine will fight, but we ourselves, alone once morest Russia, we just can’t do it. When I say Russia, I don’t mean the people, I mean their army, their leadership, because there are many among the Russians who support us treat well and support us, please look at the places they come in. It is important to know that when Ukraine falls, all these troops on the borders of your countries, the borders of NATO members, Lithuania, Poland etc. And there will be the same problem there.” In addition to rapid EU accession, Zelenskyj is calling for a no-fly zone over Ukraine. But this would have to be enforced by NATO. The President emphasized that he is not interested in dragging the defense alliance into a war.
