Ukrainian President Zelensky in a video address to Ukrainian nation urged calm and not to panic

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1. I know he’s doing his best to project an air of calm but it’s hard not to see this address as a bad sign. Everything points to an invasion and a very horrible outcome. Stay strong Ukraine.

2. This guy has a 28% approval rating in Ukraine.

3. “Comments are turned off”

   Disappointed.

4. Is this his Bagdad Bob tribute?

5. ufff, statements like this are usually given when you know there is an invasion coming

   And after the Biden conference it looks like there won’t be much consequences if Putin just take “only” Eastern Ukraine

6. “Don’t panic”… well I wasn’t until now

7. False flag incoming lmao

8. Ngl, I am getting a whole “there is no war in Ba Sing Se” vibe from this speech. Can anyone else confirm? It’s been a while since I used my Ukrainian much, maybe a bit out of touch.

9. Carefully keeping his suitcase and plane ticket out of camera shot.

10. 5 mins journey

11. Can someone translate to English please?

12. It does remind Yeltsin. “There would be no devaluation” in august of 1998(guess which happened in three days)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMM5bZu5KEs

13. Off topic, but it amazes me, that knowing Russian helps to understand Ukrainian almost 100%.

14. Okay, time to re-check my evacuation backpack.

    Also this guy is an idiot and has almost no control. This is the first time in January that we see him at work. He was SKIING.

    In 2.5 years in the office he had more than 200 days of vacations.