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'So Who Is the Nazi?' Zelensky Draws Comparison Between Russian Blockade of Ukrainian Cities and...
...Nazi Siege of Leningrad During WWII
Mediaite
By Sarah Rumpf Mar 20th, 2022, 8:45 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky vociferously objected to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s unfounded claim that he had invaded Ukraine in order to rid the country of neo-Nazis, telling CNN’s Fareed Zakaria history showed just how ridiculous that claim was.
Putin’s claims were “particularly insulting” to Zelensky, because he was Jewish and had a family history of fighting fascism, said CNN Newsroom host Fredricka Whitfield to introduce the interview segment.
Through a translator, Zelensky described how his grandfather’s four brothers had all gone to fight during WWII, “because their father said they had to protect the country, they had to fight fascism,” and all four had died.
When the Russians make these accusations that Ukrainians are neo-nazis, said Zelensky, “and they turn to me, I just reply that I have lost my entire family in the war because all of them were exterminated during World War II.”
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Mediaite
By Sarah Rumpf Mar 20th, 2022, 8:45 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky vociferously objected to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s unfounded claim that he had invaded Ukraine in order to rid the country of neo-Nazis, telling CNN’s Fareed Zakaria history showed just how ridiculous that claim was.
Putin’s claims were “particularly insulting” to Zelensky, because he was Jewish and had a family history of fighting fascism, said CNN Newsroom host Fredricka Whitfield to introduce the interview segment.
Through a translator, Zelensky described how his grandfather’s four brothers had all gone to fight during WWII, “because their father said they had to protect the country, they had to fight fascism,” and all four had died.
When the Russians make these accusations that Ukrainians are neo-nazis, said Zelensky, “and they turn to me, I just reply that I have lost my entire family in the war because all of them were exterminated during World War II.”
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