Speaking to an incubator specializing in international politics, Volodymyr Zelenskyi suggested the introduction of a global security system.
We gathered the key news from last night and last night in connection with the war in Ukraine.
Zelenskyi accuses Russia of “blackmailing with nuclear weapons”
Russia is tightening Europe with nuclear weapons, the Ukrainian president said Volodymyr Zelenskyi in his speech (you switch to another service) to the British incubator Chatham House on Friday. According to Zelensky, Russian state propagandists are openly calculating how quickly it would be possible to strike European capitals with nuclear missiles.
– They boast about how Russia can destroy any state, leaving only radioactive ash.
Zelenskyi also spoke about the extreme cruelty of the Russian army and said the country despises international agreements and human rights.
– Why is Russia doing this? Because they think that if they are to be prosecuted for these crimes and criminal acts, it will happen decades from now, Zelenskyi said.
Zelenskyi suggested that a global security system be put in place in which any threat can be addressed by the international community on a daily basis.
The US and Britain released new support packages for Ukraine
President of the United States Joe Biden unveiled a major aid package for Ukraine on Friday.
Foreign minister Antony Blinken according to, among other things, the monetary value of the package containing artillery supplies and research is about $ 150 million. However, in its own statement, Biden did not specify the size of the aid package in dollars. The United States has already sent more than $ 3.4 billion worth of weapons to Ukraine.
Britain also announced a new support package on Friday. The country plans to donate nearly 300 portable electricity generators to Ukraine. The matter was reported by the British Department of the Economy and Industry.
According to the ministry, the generators are to be used to generate power for hospitals, shelters and other essential services in eastern Ukraine.
Britain has already donated nearly 600 generators to Ukraine.
Zelenskyi: Take air alerts seriously
In his daily speech, Volodymyr Zelenskyi called on all citizens to take air alerts seriously.
– Don’t ignore air strikes. Please, this is your life, the life of your children, the President said, adding that the regulations on outdoor activities must also be complied with.
According to the president, access to Russian-owned forests is also banned due to possible mines.
Zelenskyi said evacuations from Mariupol and Azovstal continued with the help of the UN and the Red Cross. He added that through diplomacy, the goal is also to get the soldiers left there from Azovstal.
Zelensky, who addressed the Icelandic parliament on Friday, was visited in Kiev by the foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
– They have consistently supported our struggle against Russian invasion. I am very grateful, Zelenskyi said in his speech, saying that the visit had dealt with increasing pressure against Russia in coordinated steps.
On Sunday, Zelenskyi will attend the German Chancellor Olaf Scholzin to lead a virtual meeting of the G7 countries.
The closed discussion, which will begin in Finnish time from the evening, will deal with, among other things, the latest developments in the war of aggression launched by Russia in Ukraine and the global effects of the war.