President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. File photoMOSCOW, Feb. 14Inviting U.S. President Joe Biden to visit Kiev, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky showed that he was not aware of the latest American statements about this country, Federation Council Senator Alexei Pushkov said on Telegram.Earlier, Zelensky during a conversation with the owner of the White House, he expressed the opinion that his visit could contribute to the de-escalation of the situation in the region.
"Given that Biden called on all Americans to urgently leave Ukraine, and the United States has already announced the evacuation of some of its diplomats from Kiev, Zelensky’s invitation to the US President to visit Ukraine in the near future looks strange", Pushkov wrote.
As the politician noted, the actions of the Ukrainian leader make one doubt that he has been aware of the statements about his country that have been made from Washington for a week now.Rada deputies banned from leaving Ukraine, Rabinovich saidIn recent months, the United States and other NATO countries have accused Russia of preparing an «invasion» of Ukraine. Thus, the media write that US President Joe Biden told European leaders that Moscow would «attack» the former Soviet republic on February 16. The Kremlin and the Foreign Ministry reject all claims, emphasizing that Russia is not involved in the internal Ukrainian conflict and does not violate any agreements, in unlike Kiev, which does not comply with the Minsk agreements. The Ukrainian authorities have concentrated about half of the personnel of the armed forces on the border with the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR, the army regularly fires on the militias, including using prohibited equipment transferred by Western countries.
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