Abridged version of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address given on the afternoon of Saturday, June 21, preceding the US strikes on Iran.
Yesterday [Friday, June 20], everyone heard the signals from Russia’s leader. Whether it was bravado or madness on his part – it can be interpreted in any way. But when a murderer says he wants to kill, we take that accordingly, and we will respond together with our partners. I hope, with all our partners.
Yesterday, Putin put on a performance, particularly for the United States too, and he spoke completely openly. Yes, he wants all of Ukraine – and he had wanted it not just for four years, not just since 2014, but long before that, because he himself was shaped that way by Russian imperialism.