Ukrainian President Zelensky Equates Lack Of Sanctions To Appeasement & Reminds The West That Appeasement Would Neither Guarantee Security Nor Peace
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling for face-to-face talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin to resolve the crisis between their countries. Zelensky was speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany. He said Ukraine will not respond to growing provocations in the eastern part of the country, but will defend itself against Russian hostility. Kyiv says two of its soldiers died in an attack over the weekend, as shelling by Russian-backed separatists intensifies. The recent shelling of Ukrainian-controlled areas – which hit a kindergarten among other targets – has been blamed on Russian-backed separatists. DW correspondent Mathias Bölinger visited the area, to get a first-hand view of the situation and how it is affecting local residents. Meanwhile, Russia and Belarus are continuing to hold joint military exercises that were expected to end this weekend. DW’s Fanny Facsar reports from Kyiv, in the video published on Feb 20, 2022, “Hostilities escalate in Ukraine +++Russia, Belarus extend drills | DW News“, below:
On the Day 2 of the Munich Security Conference, the West urged Russia to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine. The world leaders converge as tensions spike, in the video published on Feb 19, 2022, “Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky mocks West’s war prediction at Munich Security Conference‘, below:
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Yes, the world wants peace, but President Zelensky (who equates lack of sanctions to appeasement) reminds us that appeasement would neither guarantee security nor peace.
NATO estimates there could be 30,000 Russian troops in Belarus taking part in joint military exercises over the past 10 days that were supposed to come to an end today, in the video published on Feb 20, 2022, “Russia, Belarus extend military drills near Ukraine | ABC News“, below:
Russia has launched massive nuclear drills amid the ongoing issue with the Ukraine crisis. Russian President Vladimir Putin is overseeing the military drills, in the video published on Feb 20, 2022, “Russia, Belarus extend drills: A sharp increase in shelling reported in Ukraine | World English News“
Russia has extended military drills near Ukraine’s northern borders sparking fears an invasion could be more likely. As tensions heightened, diplomatic activity to avert war in Europe continued, with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron holding a two-hour phone call, in the video published on Feb 20, 2022, “Ukraine Crisis: Russia extends military exercises“, below:
Russia and Belarus will extend their biggest joint military drills in years, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said amid rising tensions in Ukraine. Russia and Belarus will extend their biggest joint military drills in years, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said, as frictions spike with the West over Russia’s military buildup near the Ukraine border. The training exercises were scheduled to finish on Sunday and Russia had said it would return its troops to their bases afterward. While those drills are in Belarus, which is north of Ukraine, the defense ministry statement cited the deteriorating situation in eastern Ukraine for the extension. It also referred to increased military activity along the borders of Russia and Belarus, a likely reference to NATO’s recent deployment of more troops eastward. Russia’s state-run Tass news service also reported the extension. The statement from Belarus did not say how much longer the drills might run. It comes as the U.S. and some of its allies say they believe Russian President Vladimir Putin has now decided to invade Ukraine and that an attack could come soon. Moscow has repeatedly denied it plans to do so, and has dismissed the U.S. claims as propaganda and “hysteria.” in the video published on Feb 20, 2022, “Belarus Says Joint Military Drills with Russia Will Continue“, below:
In the video published on Feb 19, 2022, “Ukraine President Zelenskyy criticizes Biden’s sanctions approach“, below:
After Russia threatened military actions if its security demands were not met, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine’s NATO bid process is stalled, in the video published on Feb 18, 2022, “Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Our NATO bid process is stalled | World English News| WION“, below:
For Minsk Protocol or Agreement mentioned in the video above, please click HERE.
For Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, please click HERE.
For “Why care about Ukraine and the Budapest Memorandum“, please click HERE.
Yes, the world wants peace, but President Zelensky (who equates lack of sanctions to appeasement) reminds us that appeasement would neither guarantee security nor peace.
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