Zelenskyy: We did not attack Putin – that's for the tribunal to do
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emphasised that Ukraine is at war on its own territory and is defending itself against the aggressor, Russia.
Source: Zelenskyy at a joint briefing with the Nordic countries in Helsinki, answering questions from the press
Quote: "We are not attacking either Putin or Moscow; we are fighting on our own territory, defending our villages and towns. We don't even have enough weapons to do that... That's why we didn't attack Putin; we'll leave that to the [international – ed.] tribunal."
Details: Zelensky stressed that Russia has had no victories at the front; Putin can no longer motivate Russian society and send soldiers to war for no reason, so it is in his interest to accuse Ukraine of committing some "crimes".
Quote: "He needs to do something drastic: either 'assassination attempts', drones, or some 'geese that bombed them'. They will come up with something or other every day. But the solution is simple: no need to intimidate anyone, no need to use weapons; you need to leave our territory."
Background:
- The Kremlin press service said that Ukrainian drones had "attempted to strike" at the Kremlin residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the night of 3 May. The Kremlin called the so-called attack a "planned terrorist action" and an "assassination attempt on the Russian president".
- Serhii Nykyforov, spokesman for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said that Ukraine has no information about last night’s attack on the Kremlin. What happened in Moscow, he said, was clearly a Russian escalation of the situation before 9 May.
- The United States said it is gathering evidence about the incident involving the drone which Russia is claiming attacked the Kremlin.
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