Zelenskyy: We’re awaiting United States' response to Russian strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he expects a reaction from the United States to Russia's attacks, which responded to US President Donald Trump's personal request to halt strikes on the energy sector during diplomatic events with a record number of ballistic missiles.
"We await the United States' response to the Russian strikes. It was America's proposal to cease energy strikes during this diplomatic period and during this cold winter weather. There was a personal request from the President of the United States," Zelenskyy said in his evening address.
"We see that Russia has responded to this request with a ballistic record. Less than four days have passed since the week they asked Russia to fulfill. This speaks volumes about everything else Russia promises or can still promise. If their word isn't being kept now, what can we expect next?" Zelenskyy noted.
According to the Ukrainian president, the Russians "lied before this war, and Russia started a full-scale war, trying to deceive everyone about its intentions and about Ukraine. And now—even in such details, in such agreements with America—Russian deception is happening again. They are incorrigible in Moscow. And they want to take advantage of the cold, because they cannot conquer us, Ukraine, with their assaults. Russia's reliance on war must be met with a peaceful response."
