World Desk, AnyTV, Washington
Published by: Pranjul Srivastava
Updated Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:54 AM IST
Summary
The head of the US intelligence agency met with Zelensky in January and warned him of his safety. After the start of the war, Zelensky was also offered by the US to remove him from Ukraine, which he turned down.
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According to the Washington Post report, the US had offered to expel Ukrainian President Velodymyr Zelensky from the country amid Russian attacks. However, Zelensky denies this. He has said that he needs a weapon to fight, not a car.
America had already offered
According to the report, US intelligence agency CIA director William J. Burns met Zelensky in January. During this, he gave a serious warning to the President about his security. After this, the developments from the Russian side increased rapidly and now the battle for the occupation of Kiev has reached the final stage. In the midst of this fight, it has been said from the US government that America is ready to expel Zelensky from Ukraine at any time. So that, they can be saved from being captured or killed by Russian soldiers.
Video of Zelensky surfaced
Amidst this proposal from the US, Zelensky released a video. In this he has given a message that he will fight till the end for the independence of Ukraine. In the video he says that we are all here. Our army is here. All citizens are here. We are all here defending our freedom, our country, and will continue to do so.
Zelensky is at number one in the hit list
Zelensky had released a video even before this video, that he is on the hit list of Russian soldiers and is target number one. He further says that target number two is his family. According to the report, US intelligence had already warned Zelensky that he was on target and that Russian hit teams had been in Ukraine since January.