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Saturday, February 26, 2022
‘We will not lay down our weapons,’ Zelensky says in video from central Kyiv
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says there will be no surrender as Russian troops are said to be closing in on the capital Kyiv.
In a video posted to Twitter early Saturday, Zelensky says (in loose translations from Twitter): “There is a lot of fake information on the networks that I am calling on our army to surrender and that there is an evacuation, but I am here. We will not lay down our weapons. We will fight for our land.”
Zelensky captioned the video: “Do not believe the fakes.”
Не вірте фейкам. pic.twitter.com/wiLqmCuz1p
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) February 26, 2022
In another tweet, the Ukrainian president says he spoke with his French counterpart, Emmanual Macron, and that weapons and equipment were on the way to the embattled country, under attack by Russia.
“A new day on the diplomatic frontline began with a conversation with @EmmanuelMacron. Weapons and equipment from our partners are on the way to Ukraine. The anti-war coalition is working!” Zelensky wrote on Twitter.
A new day on the diplomatic frontline began with a conversation with @EmmanuelMacron. Weapons and equipment from our partners are on the way to Ukraine. The anti-war coalition is working!
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) February 26, 2022
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