Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky namechecked a Russian movie in condemning the actions of Vladimir Putin's forces, as he issued a warning that they might be despatched to invade different international locations.
In a video deal with drawing on the imagery of Easter, whose Orthodox variant is well known this weekend, Zelensky began by saying "we consider within the victory of life over demise" and that "we hope for a resurrection."
He referred to feedback by Russia's performing commander of the central army district, that Moscow deliberate to determine management over the south of Ukraine and attain the Moldova border.
Rustam Minnekayev had stated on Friday that management over southern Ukraine "is one other exit into Transnistria," the Moscow-aligned breakaway area unrecognized internationally and thought of a part of Moldova.
It was the primary indication by a high-ranking official in regards to the Russian army's targets to occupy territory earlier than an anticipated "battle for Donbas" in Ukraine's east.
Zelensky stated the assertion "this solely confirms what I've stated many occasions—the Russian invasion of Ukraine was supposed solely as a starting, then they wish to seize different international locations."
"Allegedly there, in Moldova, the rights of Russian-speakers are violated," Zelensky stated referring to Minnekayev's feedback which chime with one purpose Putin gave for his invasion of Ukraine.
"The territory by which Russia ought to handle the rights of Russian-speakers is Russia itself," Zelensky stated, in response to a transcript on his presidential web site, "the place there isn't any freedom of speech" and "the place poverty thrives and ... human life is nugatory."
The Ukrainian president stated Russian troops had stolen "one thing that resembles a standard life" from Ukrainians.
He additionally referred to a extra literal definition of theft as Russian troopers are accused of looting properties, stealing family items, equivalent to washing machines and bathrooms.
" they used to speak about their largest dream, to see Paris and die," Zelensky stated, referring to the title of a 1992 Russian movie set throughout Soviet occasions, "their habits is now simply surprising, as a result of their dream now's to steal a bathroom and die."
He stated Ukrainian forces are deterring Russian assaults within the east and south of the nation "the place the destiny of this battle and the way forward for our state is being determined."
Additionally, on a day when the U.Ok supplied to ship tanks to Poland so Warsaw may present their Soviet-era ones to Ukraine, Zelensky stated he was "grateful to our British pals" after the U.Ok introduced it could return a diplomatic mission to Kyiv.
"This exhibits that we're not the one ones who consider within the victory of life over demise."
Newsweek has contacted Russia's protection ministry for remark.
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