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Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a business trip to Donbass (Photo: OP)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that in the event of a Russian attack on Ukraine from temporarily occupied Crimea «there will be a great war ”and both men and women will mobilize.
Zelensky said this in an interview with Focus.
Answering the question, is it possible for the Russian Federation to attack from Crimea? The head of state said that «it’s a terrible situation, I don’t even want to imagine it. I am against it. Let’s hope it’s impossible. “
He added that in the event of a Russian attack on Ukraine from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian peninsula, «big war “.
«Otherwise, there will be a great war. We will not go anywhere, we will all fight, everyone will mobilize, both men and women. It will be bad for the Ukrainian population. And I think Russia understands this very well, ”Zelensky said.
The president pointed out that he personally would have withdrawn from the Minsk agreements, but Ukraine cannot, because in this case, the Europeans can lift the sanctions from Russia and the representatives of ORDLO.
According to him, the Normandy format advisers meeting, which was supposed to take place in December, will not happen in the near future: “First, they are arguing. Second, the coronavirus, so now it won’t be there either. Once the meeting is over, we will prepare a plan with all the dates. Difficult, but moving forward. This is all plan A. “
And about plan B, in his words, “it is too early to speak, because it is a painful and delicate diplomacy.”
When asked if he would like to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Zelensky replied that he could call him, but he does not, as there is no topic of conversation.
«If the delay continues with the advisors meeting then I will be with him [Владимиром Путиным] communicate necessarily. As President of Ukraine, I must solve all the difficult problems with him. And if this helps to stop the war faster, I must contact him. Also, I think there should be both a dialogue, as in the Normandy format, as a direct dialogue. Because there are questions that we don’t ask in the Normandy format, not the hostages question in Russia or the Crimea, not the Crimean question. This format is purely about Donbass. Therefore, we must speak with him globally face to face, “Zelensky said.
In February-March 2014, Russia, after the fall of the regime of President Viktor Yanukovych in Ukraine as a result of the invasion and an illegal referendum, occupied Crimea and also inspired separatists in the Lugansk and Donetsk regions and launched an invasion direct military in August 2014 and February 2015.
Russia continues to fuel the war in Donbas with money and weapons, creating a full-fledged army in the occupied regions, made up of professional Russian military personnel, citizens of the Russian Federation and local separatist elements.
As a result of the Russian aggression, more than 10 thousand Ukrainians died, more than 20 thousand were injured, 1.8 million Ukrainians became internally displaced.
International organizations have recognized the occupation of Crimea as illegal and condemned Russia’s actions. Also countryIn response to Russian aggression against Ukraine, the West introduced sectoral and personal economic sanctions against Russia.
