Zelensky says he doesn't want Ukraine's history to be 'a legend about 300 Spartans' and calls for
Source: Business Insider
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said he doesn't want Ukraine's history to be "a legend about 300 Spartans," and called for an end to Russia's ongoing war.
"I don't want Ukraine's history to be a legend about 300 Spartans," Zelensky said during a press conference, which was translated for a broadcast.
Zelensky appears to be referring to the Battle of Thermopylae during Ancient Greece in which a small group of Greek soldiers was outnumbered in the face of their Persian enemy.
"I am so confident with our military and with our people defending our state, because our state is very special and our people are very special," Zelensky said. "I don't want them destroyed, I want them all to remain."
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SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)and infrastructure are destroyed.
wnylib
(21,146 posts)It can only end with Ukranians winning, whether in the fighting on land (and in cyber space) or by Russians deposing Putin.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)wnylib
(21,146 posts)It is still possible yet that we might fight Russia directly in Ukraine for humanitarian reasons.
If the US gets into direct fighting with Russia in Ukraine, we will go it alone. NATO will have no obligation to join us if we choose to enter the war directly against Russia because that would be a voluntary choice, without being the victim of an attack.
Such an action by the US would create divides in NATO which is exactly what Putin wants. A weakened NATO and EU works in Russia's favor.
elleng
(130,126 posts)sop
(9,945 posts)onecaliberal
(32,471 posts)wnylib
(21,146 posts)and the EU by creating divisionscon how we respond to his invasion of Ukraine. A weakened NATO would enable Putin further.
List left
(594 posts)love_katz
(2,562 posts)stage left
(2,934 posts)PEACE
Chrysanthemum
(187 posts)...I realize how special HE is. What a leader, so inspiring!
Ellipsis
(9,123 posts)2naSalit
(86,039 posts)Happy Hoosier
(7,070 posts)My heart is breaking.
JudyM
(29,122 posts)Something in my eye