The head of state emphasized that Ukrainians will never forgive Mariupol either.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said that, like the Ukrainians, he will never be able to forgive the Russians and the President of Russia, Volodymyr Putin, for the unleashed war against our country.
In particular, during the interview, a BBC journalist asked if Zelensky could forgive, to which the president said: “Never. Never.” To a clarifying question about whether it is about the Russian people or Putin, he answered that “here we will never forgive.”
“It’s true. Today it’s their question. It’s a question of Russian society. Their future. They have to find answers to these questions. And they have to ask: what should we do, what should we do so that Ukrainians forgive us? It’s up to them,” he emphasized. President.
Zelenskyi also noted that what happened in Mariupol, as well as his long defense, were an example of great bravery.
“And it’s not a question of whether you should have stayed there or left. It’s about something else. It was an example. The first signal that they will never, never beat us. And it’s a very important moment. Historic. Because there were different people there ” “Military, civilian, journalists, photographers. Many of them died. Wounded or alive, but they gave a general signal: you will never win us,” he said.
The head of state emphasized that Ukrainians will never forgive Mariupol either.
“Of course, we will never forgive. And those people who survived, whom we took from captivity, we support them very much. These are many boys, men and women. And many more people still remain in the occupied territories or in Russia. But we , of course, we will take them back to Ukraine. They will never forget. And we will never forget,” Zelenskyy added.
War in Ukraine: current news
On February 23, 2023, on the eve of the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the General Assembly of the United Nations supported a resolution on a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine in accordance with the UN Charter. In particular, 141 UN member countries voted for the resolution, 32 abstained. 7 countries voted against it – Russia, Belarus, Syria, North Korea, Eritrea, Nicaragua and Mali.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy once again stated that a compromise with Russian President Volodymyr Putin is impossible. The head of state also added that Ukraine wants security guarantees.
At the same time, the leaders of 27 EU countries issued a joint statement on the eve of the anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The statement notes that the EU will not rest until Ukraine wins and is restored after the war.
