Ukraine' Zelensky Rejects U.S. Evacuation Offer: 'I want Ammunition, Not A Ride'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky turned down a Yankee provide early Sabbath to be exhausted from the capital city, Kyiv, that is vulnerable by Russia.
“The fight is here; I would like ammunition, not a ride,” Zelensky said, in line with the Ukrainian Embassy within the U.K.
Russian troops continuing to press into state’s capital on the third day of the invasion, with Ukraine reportage 198 individuals killed and over 1,000 injured. Residents of Kyiv took shelter once an evening of explosions and street fighting on the city’s outskirts.
A dwelling was hit by a missile strike Sabbath morning. There have been no according deaths, in line with the Kyiv Independent.
Zelensky seems determined to not leave the city, the' he acknowledged he's a target for the advancing Russian forces. “This can be the last time you see Maine alive,” he reportedly told EEC leaders on a phone call weekday night.
The U.S. concurs that Zelensky may be a prime target for Russian forces. Zelensky “does, in several ways, represent ― even personify ― the democratic aspirations and ambitions of state ― of the Ukrainian people,” U.S. State Department interpreter Ned worth aforesaid weekday evening.
The Ukrainian president tweeted a 40-second video on Sabbath morning from his phone, seeking to reassure those who he was still in Kyiv.
“I am here. We have a tendency to don't seem to be golf shot down arms. We'll be defensive our country, as a result of our weapon is truth, and our truth is that this is often our land, our country, our children, and that we will defend all of this,” he said, in line with a translation by CNN.
“That is it. That’s all I needed to inform you. Glory to state,” he added.
Another video, denote Friday night, showed Zelensky encircled by alternative political leaders on a country lit by streetlights. “Our troops are here, voters are here,” he said, in line with a translation by The Telegraph.
Zelensky has maintained a lively social media presence throughout the Russian attacks, tweeting regarding his contacts with world leaders and advocating for his desired outcomes. On Sabbath morning, he urged that Ukraine become a part of the EU. He additionally pushed for countries to exclude Russia from the world monetary electronic communication system SWIFT, that links the world’s banks and permits cross-border financial payments to function.
The U.S. on Friday aforesaid it might impose financial sanctions on Russian President national leader ― a move that might most likely be mostly symbolic, since Putin holds abundant of his wealth outside Western nations.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the U.S. remains considering cutting Russia out of SWIFT.