The secret of the coordinates on the sweater that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wore during his official visit to Estonia as part of the leader’s tour of the Baltic states from Kyiv has been revealed, writes Lenta.

Estonia was the latest stop on a tour that Zelensky began this Wednesday, when he appeared at two joint press conferences, one with Prime Minister Kaya Kallas and the other with his Estonian counterpart Alar Karis, wearing a sweater with the coordinates 48.3794° and 31.1656. ° in the form of a cross.

After the coordinates aroused the curiosity of netizens, some assumed that they were the coordinates of the sunken ship “Moscow”, Bild journalists determined that they marked the exact geographical center of Ukraine, near the city of Dobrovelychkivka, Kirovohrad region, the publication reports. The borders that Ukraine had when it gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Bild writes that these coordinates represent Zelensky’s “hidden message” to President Vladimir Putin, which signals that he refuses any territorial concessions. But Zelenskyi’s message could also apply to his Ukrainian compatriots.

The Kyiv leader has repeatedly stated that Ukraine will make peace with Russia only after the liberation of all its territories, including Crimea. Despite the failure of Ukraine’s summer offensive, he reiterated his confidence that his country can defeat Russia, making such statements during an official visit to Washington in December.

Zelensky warned the West not to fall asleep in the face of the Russian threat

In an interview published earlier this year by The Economist magazine, Zelensky said that the idea that Russia had won the war was only “imagination” and that Moscow was still suffering heavy losses on the battlefield.

Seeking Western resources and support, the Ukrainian president argued that the center of gravity of the war must now shift to Crimea and the Black Sea.

“By giving us money or offering weapons, you are supporting yourself. You are saving your children, not ours,” said the Kyiv leader, adding that if Russia is allowed to take Ukrainian children, “they will take other children as well.”

If Russia violates the rights of Ukrainians, “it will violate the rights of the world.” If Ukraine loses, Putin will bring his wars closer to the West. “Putin feels weak like an animal because he is an animal. He feels blood, feels his power. And he will eat you for dinner with the EU, NATO, freedom and democracy,” he warned.

Zelensky also said there was no real sign that Russia was interested in peace, and that any sign that Moscow wanted to negotiate meant it had run out of weapons and soldiers.

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