″Don’t panic″: Zelensky made an appeal to Ukrainians | News from Germany about Ukraine | DW

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a video message to fellow citizens in which he urged them not to panic amid reports of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. The entry was posted on Wednesday, January 19, on the official website of the head of the Ukrainian state.

“Didn’t the invasion start in 2014?” Zelensky asked, emphasizing that “the risks exist for more than one day, and they have not become larger.”

“The hype around them has become big,” he said.

The President of Ukraine urged Kiev’s partners to show support

According to the President, it is necessary to maintain calm, self-confidence, in the army and the country.

Volodymyr Zelensky asked residents and the media not to play along with Russia’s aggressive intentions. In addition, the president called on Kiev’s partners “to be effective, and not in words.”

Ukraine “does not want war, but must always be ready for it,” the head of state summed up.

Zelensky met with Blinken

Earlier, on January 19, Ukrainian President and Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba held talks with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who visited Kiev.

On Thursday, January 20, the head of American diplomacy will meet in Berlin with the foreign ministers of Germany, France and Great Britain Annalena Baerbock, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Liz Truss, and then travel to Geneva, where on January 21 he will meet with the head of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov.

Last week, talks between the United States and Russia in Geneva, at the NATO-Russia Council and within the OSCE ended inconclusively. The United States, Germany and a number of other countries continue their efforts to de-escalate the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The West calls on the Russian Federation to withdraw troops from the Ukrainian border and threatens with large-scale sanctions in the event of a possible invasion. In turn, Moscow denies preparations for a new invasion and calls on the US and NATO to provide “security guarantees”, demanding the reduction of US troops and weapons in Europe and the rejection of further NATO expansion to the east.

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