Ukrainian President Volodymyr ZelenskyKYIV, Jan 21Press Secretary of the President of Ukraine Sergei Nikiforov, commenting on the words of Vladimir Zelensky that Russia could occupy Kharkiv, said that «it was just an example, a hypothetical scenario.» supposedly an «invasion of the Russian Federation» will take place, according to the president, under the pretext of protecting the Russian-speaking population. In particular, Zelensky believes, Kharkiv may be «occupied».West to Ukraine: «I gave birth to you, I will kill you» According to him, «the president was thinking about escalation.» «But if you ask, I think that the president was thinking about, if, let's say, there is an escalation, what it could be. It was just an example, a hypothetical scenario. That is, he did not mean that Kharkiv would be occupied,» — said Nikiforov.Ukraine’s billion-dollar investments in gas production gave a stunning resultOn Friday, Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov urged Kharkiv residents not to panic after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s statements about the alleged threat of seizing the city and assured that they were ready to fight back here. Russia has repeatedly rejected accusations by the West and Ukraine of “aggressive actions», stating that he does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the ability to help Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. >Ukraine predicted defaultAt the same time, Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in » aggressive actions» from Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. Relations between Moscow and Kiev deteriorated after the reunification of Crimea with Russia and against the background of the armed conflict in the Donbass. The Ukrainian authorities have repeatedly accused Russia of interfering in the internal affairs of the state, and in January 2015 they officially declared it an «aggressor country.» The Russian Federation has repeatedly stressed that it does not participate in the intra-Ukrainian conflict and is not a subject of the Minsk agreements.
