“We believe that NATO countries themselves have created a narrative that closing the skies over Ukraine would provoke Russia’s direct aggression against NATO. This is self-hypnosis for those who are weak and insecure internally,” the Ukrainian president said in a video statement released Friday night. pic.twitter.com/215lZ6bp9F
– LTV News Service (@ltvzinas) March 4, 2022
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“All NATO intelligence services are well aware of the enemy’s plans. They have also confirmed that Russia wants to continue the attack. How can that be? Realizing that new shocks and casualties are inevitable, NATO has deliberately chosen not to close the skies over Ukraine!”
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“We believe that NATO nations themselves have created a narrative that closing the skies over Ukraine would provoke Russia’s direct aggression against NATO. It is self-hypnosis for those who are weak and insecure internally, although they may have weapons that are many times stronger than ours.”
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“You had to think about people, about humanity. But what did you think about that meeting? All the people who will perish from today will perish because of you! Because of your weakness, your isolation.”
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“All the alliance was able to do today was to transport 50 tonnes of diesel to Ukraine through its procurement system. Probably so that we could ignite the Budapest memorandum? To burn better? But we have already burned it in the fire of the Russian armed forces.”
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“Is that what NATO wanted? Did you form such an alliance? Today, NATO leadership gave the green light to further bombing Ukrainian cities and villages by refusing to create a ‘no-fly zone.'”
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“I do not know what you can defend and whether you can defend your countries – the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance. You will not be able to buy from us with liters of fuel for our common Europe, for our common Europe, for our common future!” said Zelensky.
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The President of Ukraine criticized the NATO Foreign Ministers’ Summit in Brussels in general, calling it “weak”. However, he thanked Ukraine’s friends among NATO members who, despite the Alliance’s weak position, continue to support Ukraine and help it resist the enemy.
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A similar opinion was expressed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
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Before the war with Russia, the Ukrainian people considered NATO a force and the European Union (EU) a weak and indecisive one, but on the contrary, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba said on Friday after NATO’s decision not to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
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“After the start of the war, the Ukrainian people saw that everything was the other way around. said Kuleba.
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He emphasized that “this is the weakness the Alliance will pay for”.
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However, the Minister announced that Ukraine continues to cooperate with several NATO member states.
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“However, we remain strong and continue to work bilaterally with our partners to get aircraft and air defense equipment from them. They are members of NATO. But it is not an alliance as a single entity. War is always a time when masks are dropped when everyone shows their “Unfortunately, we have all seen that NATO is not exactly what the Ukrainian people thought,” said Kuleba.
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