{"id":5343,"date":"2023-03-29T18:54:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T18:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5343"},"modified":"2023-03-29T18:56:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T18:56:13","slug":"zelensky-from-ukraine-russian-victory-may-be-dangerous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/brusselsindependent\/zelensky-from-ukraine-russian-victory-may-be-dangerous\/2023\/03\/29\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky from Ukraine: Russian victory may be dangerous"},"content":{"rendered":"

On<\/span> a<\/span> train<\/span> from<\/span> Sumy,<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> to<\/span> Kiev<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> President<\/span> Volodymyr<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> said<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> may<\/span> need<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> if<\/span> it<\/span> doesn’t<\/span> fight<\/span> a<\/span> protracted<\/span> battle<\/span> in<\/span> key<\/span> eastern<\/span> cities.<\/span> He<\/span> warned<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> could<\/span> start<\/span> building<\/span> international<\/span> support<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> deal.<\/span> Win<\/span> unacceptable<\/span> compromises.<\/span> He<\/span> also<\/span> invited<\/span> the<\/span> leaders<\/span> of<\/span> China,<\/span> a<\/span> longtime<\/span> ally<\/span> of<\/span> Russia,<\/span> to<\/span> visit.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>If<\/span> Bakhmut<\/span> fell<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> hands<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> military,<\/span> its<\/span> president<\/span> Vladimir<\/span> Putin<\/span> would<\/span> “sell<\/span> the<\/span> victory<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> West,<\/span> to<\/span> its<\/span> society,<\/span> to<\/span> China,<\/span> to<\/span> Iran,”<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> an<\/span> exclusive<\/span> interview<\/span> with<\/span> The<\/span> Associated<\/span> Press.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“If<\/span> he<\/span> feels<\/span> blood,<\/span> if<\/span> he<\/span> smells<\/span> like<\/span> we’re<\/span> weak,<\/span> he’ll<\/span> push,<\/span> push,<\/span> push,”<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> English.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Zelensky<\/span> also<\/span> recognizes<\/span> that<\/span> much<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> country’s<\/span> success<\/span> is<\/span> due<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> wave<\/span> of<\/span> international<\/span> military<\/span> support,<\/span> particularly<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> Western<\/span> Europe.<\/span> But<\/span> some<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States,<\/span> including<\/span> former<\/span> Republican<\/span> President<\/span> Donald<\/span> Trump,<\/span> are<\/span> wondering<\/span> whether<\/span> Washington<\/span> should<\/span> continue<\/span> to<\/span> provide<\/span> billions<\/span> of<\/span> dollars<\/span> in<\/span> military<\/span> aid<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Florida<\/span> Governor<\/span> Ron<\/span> DeSantis,<\/span> likely<\/span> Trump’s<\/span> Republican<\/span> nominee,<\/span> also<\/span> hinted<\/span> that<\/span> defending<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> “territorial<\/span> dispute”<\/span> with<\/span> Russia<\/span> is<\/span> not<\/span> a<\/span> major<\/span> US<\/span> national<\/span> security<\/span> priority.<\/span> .<\/span> He<\/span> later<\/span> retracted<\/span> that<\/span> statement<\/span> after<\/span> facing<\/span> criticism<\/span> from<\/span> other<\/span> corners<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Republican<\/span> Party.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Zelensky<\/span> didn’t<\/span> name<\/span> Trump<\/span> or<\/span> any<\/span> other<\/span> Republican<\/span> politician,<\/span> a<\/span> figure<\/span> he<\/span> might<\/span> have<\/span> to<\/span> grapple<\/span> with<\/span> if<\/span> they<\/span> win<\/span> the<\/span> 2024<\/span> election.<\/span> However,<\/span> he<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> was<\/span> concerned<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> war<\/span> could<\/span> be<\/span> affected<\/span> by<\/span> changes<\/span> in<\/span> political<\/span> power<\/span> in<\/span> Washington.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“The<\/span> U.S.<\/span> really<\/span> understands<\/span> that<\/span> if<\/span> they<\/span> stop<\/span> helping<\/span> us,<\/span> we<\/span> can’t<\/span> win,”<\/span> he<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> an<\/span> interview.<\/span> I<\/span> sat<\/span> on<\/span> my<\/span> narrow<\/span> bed<\/span> and<\/span> sipped<\/span> my<\/span> tea.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>He<\/span> traveled<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> small<\/span> corps<\/span> of<\/span> advisors<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> large<\/span> group<\/span> of<\/span> heavily<\/span> armed<\/span> guards<\/span> in<\/span> combat<\/span> uniforms.<\/span> His<\/span> objectives<\/span> included<\/span> celebrating<\/span> his<\/span> first<\/span> anniversary<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> liberation<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> city<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Sumy<\/span> region<\/span> and<\/span> visiting<\/span> the<\/span> troops<\/span> stationed<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> front<\/span> lines<\/span> near<\/span> Zaporizhia.<\/span> Each<\/span> visit<\/span> was<\/span> kept<\/span> secret<\/span> until<\/span> after<\/span> his<\/span> departure.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Zelensky<\/span> recently<\/span> made<\/span> a<\/span> similar<\/span> visit<\/span> near<\/span> Bakhmut,<\/span> where<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> and<\/span> Russian<\/span> forces<\/span> have<\/span> fought<\/span> fierce<\/span> and<\/span> bloody<\/span> battles<\/span> for<\/span> months.<\/span> While<\/span> some<\/span> Western<\/span> military<\/span> analysts<\/span> have<\/span> suggested<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> city<\/span> is<\/span> of<\/span> no<\/span> great<\/span> strategic<\/span> importance,<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> believes<\/span> that<\/span> any<\/span> loss<\/span> at<\/span> this<\/span> stage<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> war<\/span> would<\/span> have<\/span> helped<\/span> the<\/span> hard-won<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span> warned<\/span> that<\/span> momentum<\/span> could<\/span> be<\/span> undermined.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>He<\/span> predicted<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> pressure<\/span> of<\/span> defeat<\/span> at<\/span> Bahmut<\/span> would<\/span> soon<\/span> come<\/span> from<\/span> both<\/span> the<\/span> international<\/span> community<\/span> and<\/span> his<\/span> own<\/span> country.<\/span> “Our<\/span> society<\/span> will<\/span> force<\/span> me<\/span> to<\/span> compromise<\/span> with<\/span> them.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Selenskyj<\/span> says<\/span> he<\/span> has<\/span> never<\/span> felt<\/span> this<\/span> pressure<\/span> before.<\/span> The<\/span> international<\/span> community<\/span> has<\/span> rallied<\/span> around<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> following<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> aggression<\/span> on<\/span> February<\/span> 24,<\/span> 2022.<\/span> In<\/span> recent<\/span> months,<\/span> a<\/span> parade<\/span> of<\/span> world<\/span> leaders<\/span> has<\/span> visited<\/span> Zelensky,<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span> Most<\/span> of<\/span> them<\/span> arrived<\/span> on<\/span> trains<\/span> similar<\/span> to<\/span> those<\/span> used<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> president<\/span> to<\/span> travel<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> country.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> an<\/span> AP<\/span> interview,<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> invited<\/span> a<\/span> prominent<\/span> strategic<\/span> leader<\/span> who<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> go<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> Chinese<\/span> President<\/span> Xi<\/span> Jinping.<\/span> “We<\/span> are<\/span> ready<\/span> to<\/span> meet<\/span> him<\/span> here,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span> “I<\/span> would<\/span> like<\/span> to<\/span> speak<\/span> to<\/span> him.<\/span> I<\/span> had<\/span> contact<\/span> with<\/span> him<\/span> before<\/span> the<\/span> full-blown<\/span> war.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On a train from Sumy, Ukraine to Kiev (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russia may need Ukraine if it doesn’t fight a protracted battle in key eastern cities. He warned that it could start building international support for the deal. Win unacceptable compromises. He also invited the leaders of China, a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[276,2482,1,24,26],"tags":[1324,1374,1378,1420,1708,1760,1764,1765,2134,154,2537,1224,2587,1227,2589,1311,2952,1312,2953,1313,2954,1314,2955],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1000-1.jpeg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5343"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5343"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5346,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5343\/revisions\/5346"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}