Written by Tyler Durden
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenski, who received a mediocre consequence erstwhile he presented his "win plan" to American officials in Washington last month, now says Ukraine must either join NATO or get atomic weapons.
He made highly provocative comments during a speech to the European Council of the EU in Brussels, where he presented a triumph plan to European legislators. He then referred to a fresh private conversation with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, saying he told Trump that his country needed a "certain kind of alliance" or would be "forced to prosecute atomic weapons".
"In talking to Donald Trump I said – this is our situation: What choice do we have? Either Ukraine has a atomic weapon that will defend us, or we'll gotta have an alliance outside NATO. But present we know of no another alliance" – He said Gold.
" NATO states are not at war today. NATO states don't fight. In NATO, people are inactive alive. Thank God. That's why we choose NATO, not atomic weapons. And Donald Trump heard me. He said you had the right argument" – he continued.
At 1 point, these comments referred to the historical Budapest Memorandum, a 1994 agreement in which Ukraine agreed to quit its russian atomic arsenal in exchange for safety guarantees from Russia, the US and the United Kingdom.
He besides emphasized in a rhetorical question: "Which atomic states suffered? no but Ukraine... Who gave up atomic weapons? All of them? No, just Ukraine... Who's fighting today? Ukraine".
After the speech, Zelenski appeared alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and tried to lower atomic remarks, saying:"We never talked about... we're getting ready to make atomic weapons or anything like that."
Russian media besides picked up this moment:
Zelenski himself withdrew from his earlier comments at a later joint press conference in Brussels with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, saying: "I said I had no alternate another than NATO. That was my signal. But we don't build atomic weapons.
TAt the same time, erstwhile Russian president and current Vice-President of the safety Council Dmitri MedvedevsaysThat Ukraine is working on a dirty bomb. He said that the Zelenski government "has everything essential for this: resources, technology and specialists".
However, he rejected Ukrainian atomic leader's rhetoric as nonsense, and alternatively focused on the more probable possible of developing a dirty bomb.
If Kiev continues to make atomic power, it will likely turn out that the US and the West will distance themselves from more long-term support, faced with accusations that weapons and ammunition supplies are shrinking to just a scrap.
One of the main messages of Zelenski to the EU on Thursday was that he was waiting us "dangerous winter" and so more urgent financial and arms assistance. "We've done our homework," said Zelenski about efforts to prepare for the winter months, the minute erstwhile Russia takes the land to the east.
