World Desk, AnyTV, Kiev
Published by: Surendra Joshi
Updated Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:38 AM IST
Summary
In view of the danger to Zelensky’s life, America advised him to leave Kiev. America had also offered help in this work. Zelensky has refused to get this help.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that he will not leave the battlefield amid the war that has reached a turning point in Ukraine. Russia has labeled him ‘enemy number 1’. Russia, which is trying to capture Kiev, can take Zelensky and other top leaders into custody at any time if it succeeds.
The army was not asked to lay down arms
According to what Zelensky has said in the latest 40-second video clip, he has misrepresented the information going on online about the war that I have asked the army to lay down arms. He said that there are many fake news going on. There is no question of leaving the country or bowing down. We are here and will defend our country. In the video message released earlier, he had said that ‘We are here. Our army is also here. Our citizens are also here. We are here to defend our freedom. We are protecting our country and will continue to do so. In this video, he is accompanied by the Prime Minister, Chief of Staff and some other officials of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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— олодимир еленський (@ZelenskyyUa) February 26, 2022
In view of the danger to Zelensky’s life, America advised him to leave Kiev. America had also offered help in this work. According to media reports, Zelensky has refused to take this help of America. The Washington Post reported that the US had informed Zelensky of the personal risk several weeks ago. US intelligence agency CIA director William J. Burns met with Zelensky in January. He warned Zelensky to be serious about his safety.
Now that the war of occupation of Kiev is going on, the US again told Zelensky that the US could help him get out there, so that he could be saved from arrest or murder. Adam B. Schiff, chairman of the US Parliament’s Intelligence Committee, has said that we are not only warning them of the danger of Russian aggression, but also of personal danger. We want to help them in any way we can. American intelligence agencies say that the Russian team has been present in Kiev since January. At his behest, Russia has launched this military action.