Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky interacts with journalists in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Highlight
- In warning to Russian invading forces, Ukraine’s president said, ‘Give up your army, leave’
- Zelensky also pressured the EU to grant Ukraine membership ‘immediately’
- Putin puts nuclear deterrence force on stand-by
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday warned the Russian military to abandon its military equipment and leave the country.
In a message to the invading forces, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, “Give up your military equipment and leave … Save your life. Leave.”
Earlier in the day, Zelensky pressured the European Union to grant Ukraine membership “immediately”. Zelensky’s statements come at a time when Russian President Vladimir Putin has placed the nuclear deterrence force on standby, raising the temperature for a nuclear strike.
Russia’s nuclear moves come after repeated and relentless sanctions from the West, which Putin dubbed a bunch of lies, but tit-for-tat sanctions after closing airspace to 36 countries, including European and Canada Put it too.
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