President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that by “preventive strikes” on Russia he meant new Western sanctions. He said this in an interview with the BBC. Earlier, Zelensky said that NATO countries should launch “preemptive” strikes against Russia, and not “wait for nuclear strikes” from Moscow.
«[Зеленский] denied calling for strikes against Russia during Thursday’s online event, saying a word he used in Ukrainian was misunderstood. According to the President of Ukraine, he meant sanctions, not a nuclear strike. “The world can present a sanctions package in such a case and do everything possible to ensure that they [Россия] left [Запорожскую] nuclear power plant,” Zelensky said.
Earlier, the press secretary of the President of Ukraine Serhiy Nikiforov said that he did not call for the use of nuclear weapons against Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed regret that The West did not rein in Zelensky after his words. He stressed that the morale of the President of Ukraine would lead to irreparable mistakes.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that by “preventive strikes” on Russia he meant new Western sanctions. He said this in an interview with the BBC. Earlier, Zelensky said that NATO countries should launch “preemptive” strikes against Russia, and not “wait for nuclear strikes” from Moscow. “[Зеленский] denied calling for strikes against Russia during Thursday’s online event, saying a word he used in Ukrainian was misunderstood. According to the President of Ukraine, he meant sanctions, not a nuclear strike. “The world can present a sanctions package in such a case and do everything possible to ensure that they [Россия] left [Запорожскую] nuclear power plant,” Zelensky said. Earlier, the press secretary of the President of Ukraine Serhiy Nikiforov said that he did not call for the use of nuclear weapons against Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed regret that the West did not rein in Zelensky after his words. He stressed that the morale of the President of Ukraine would lead to irreparable mistakes.