MOSCOW, February 17 Statements by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky about that the United States will cease to be a partner of Ukraine if it does not allocate an aid package proves that the authorities in Kiev are fighting only for money, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
She drew attention to Zelensky’s words that Washington “will cease to be Kyiv’s strategic partner if it does not provide an aid package.” On Saturday, she noted that Kyiv decided to withdraw troops from Avdiivka not to “save lives,” as Zelensky said in Munich, but because it can only fight for money, the rest does not matter to the current authorities of Ukraine.
“Well, here’s the proof! The American and European peoples must pay for the bloody nonsense of Zelensky and this whole gang,” Zakharova wrote in her Telegram channel.
On Saturday night, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexander Syrsky, announced the decision to withdraw Ukrainian units from Avdiivka and switch to defense. Zelensky acknowledged the fact of the decision to withdraw troops. The Ukrainian Armed Forces stated earlier that the situation for the Ukrainian troops in the Avdeevka area is critical, it is worse than it was in Artemovsk, which Kiev surrendered in May 2023, and the Ukrainian operation there was then commanded by Syrsky.
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