Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that the West only warned in general terms about the risk of a large-scale invasion of Russia and that “no one thought that it would happen, that they would torture people and that this was their goal.”

Zelensky Photo: Courtesy of the Washington Post

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi spoke in an interview with the Washington Post about the US warning about Russia’s preparations for a full-scale invasion, as well as how much he believes in the possibility of a full-scale invasion.

This is in the context of the fact that in January, Zelensky called on the West to stop generating “panic” about the risks of a military conflict, although he said that “the probability of an attack is there.”

At that time, he estimated that the main risk for his country is “destabilization from within.”

  • “How can you believe that? That they will torture people and this is their goal? No one thought it would be like that. And no one knew it. And now everyone says that I warned you, and you warned in general terms. When we said give us the details – where they will be coming from, how many people and so on – they all had as much information as we did. And when I said, “Okay, if they come here and there’s going to be a big fight, can we get weapons to stop them?” I did not understand. Why do I have all these warnings? Why did I have to drive my population crazy?” Zelensky told the Washington Post.

When asked what he would say to the Ukrainians, who now say that if they had known, they could have fled or prepared in advance, Zelenskyy said that from December to February, “Ukrainians took money out of our economy. We could be strict about it, but we didn’t allow the National Bank or anyone else to limit people’s ability to take their money.” “They had access to all available information,” Zelenskyy said.

Also, when asked whether the US provided enough weapons for defense until February 24, Zelenskyy said that he could only be grateful to America for everything that Ukrainians have, but “we must clearly understand that we always had Soviet-era weapons.” . We never had NATO weapons. The minimum we have had since 2014, in my opinion, is insufficient.”

The President of Ukraine did not give a specific answer to the question of whether he ever received an explanation why they were not supplied with more weapons by February 24, because Washington knew what was coming.

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