President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky MOSCOW, 20 Jan. If Volodymyr Zelensky wanted to reassure Ukrainians about the notorious «Russian invasion», he would have done it last year. Political scientist Dmitry Korniychuk told about this on the air of the Nash TV channel. According to him, for several months the Ukrainian leader agreed with the American media, which actively inflated the topic of the Russian threat.
"November, December, January, while all this hysteria was being whipped up, our government puffed out its cheeks and said: "Yes, yes, yes, there is a threat, there is an attack", the expert said.
But yesterday, Zelensky abruptly changed his position and began to reassure his compatriots, convincing them that there was no need to «buy buckwheat and candles.»AP: Biden will not send troops in case of escalation around Ukraine «Nothing prevented him from giving an interview to CNN earlier, and then there would be no manipulations,» Korniychuk concluded. We are talking about the address to the nation that Zelensky made the day before. In particular, he urged not to panic because of the news about the «Russian threat» — according to him, these risks exist for more than one day and they did not become more. Recently, the Kiev authorities and the West have constantly accused Russia of allegedly preparing invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin has repeatedly stated that they do not hatch any aggressive plans and do not threaten anyone, and the movement of troops across Russian territory should not worry anyone. technology. Tensions in the region are fueled by the United States and other NATO countries, which supply Ukraine with weapons and military instructors, and also increased the number of exercises in the Black Sea. Moscow believes that the West is trying to create a grouping of troops near the Russian borders.