Volodymir Zelensky has been praised by many for his leadership during the war.
But before the war broke out, he did not want to heed the US warnings, according to President Biden.
– Zelensky did not want to hear any of it.
The United States foresaw what Russia was about to do. But the president of Ukraine struck a deaf ear, according to US President Joe Biden.
– Nothing like this has happened since the Second World War. I know many people thought I might be exaggerating. But I knew we had grounds to claim that he (Russian President Vladimir Putin) would go in, across the border, says Biden in connection with a fundraising gala for the Democrats.
– There was no doubt about the case. And Zelensky did not want to hear any of it.
Warned of invasion in February
At the end of January, Joe Biden said that there was a direct possibility that Russia would invade Ukraine in February, reported among other things BBC.
A few weeks later, the New York Times reported that Russia was in the final stages of preparations for a total invasion of Ukraine.
Satellite images documented the Russian escalation. A high-ranking source in the US military stated that 10,000 Russian soldiers had joined Crimea.
Be afraid of the economy
Volodymir Zelensky, who during the war became world famous for his actions when the war came, did not want to risk Ukraine’s economy.
– There are also signals from respected heads of state that there will be war tomorrow. It’s panic – how much does this cost our country? in Zelensky at a press conference in Kyiv on January 28.
Ukraine’s biggest threat then was national destabilization, according to the president.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that a “special military operation” had begun. Seven million people have since fled the war in Ukraine, and more and more are fleeing the country. Thousands of civilians have been killed.