Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky slammed concerns of the US and its NATO allies about a Russian invasion Friday, accusing them of creating a “panic” and insisting that he knows the situation in his own country.
“Do we have tanks on the streets?” Zelensky asked reporters during a news conference. “No. When you read media, you get the image that we have troops in the city, people fleeing … That’s not the case.”
Joe ain’t in charge.
CNN Tries to Memory-Hole Ukraine President Telling Biden to ‘Calm Down’
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly told President Joe Biden to “calm down” and corrected him about Russian forces Biden believed were ready to “sack” Kyiv, according to a report CNN apparently tried to hide.
German intelligence chief: Russia has not decided whether to attack Ukraine
Russia has not yet decided whether to attack Ukraine but is prepared to do so, the head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service has said, amid soaring tensions about the Kremlin-ordered military buildup.
“I believe that the decision to attack has not yet been made,” Bruno Kahl told Reuters.
The German assessment comes after the US president, Joe Biden, told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, on Thursday there was “a distinct possibility that the Russians could invade Ukraine in February”, according to a national security council spokesperson.
