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Secret plan to move Ukraine’s capital to LONDON when Putin invaded…before Zelensky insisted ‘I need ammo, not a ride’
Sun UK ^ | 12/18/2024 | Ellie Doughty Will Stewart

Posted on 12/18/2024 7:12:31 AM PST by marcusmaximus

Zelensky defiantly stood his ground in Kyiv as Russia invaded - despite reports that Russia would claim it in days.

UKRAINE drafted a secret plan to move its government to London before tyrant Vladimir Putin invaded in February 2022.

But when Russian forces launched their illegal assault Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky famously refused Western pleas to seek safe haven.

"The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride," he told the US, according to the Ukrainian embassy in Britain.

The embassy said Ukrainians were "proud of their President" as he stood strong in the face of danger when Putin was expected to be able to take capital Kyiv in just a matter of days.

Vadym Prystaiko, former Ukrainian ambassador to London, revealed details behind the London-Ukraine contingency plan.

He said: "As far as our work in London is concerned, we actually proactively wanted to offer the [Ukrainian] government a place to continue our work at the time of possible search for a place.

"When we talked to our colleagues in Britain, no one talked about a government in exile.

"They talked about the continuation of the [Ukrainian] government [from London]."

He added: "This was not a decision of the Ukrainian government.

"It was my proposal at the time, if needed."

(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 12/18/2024 7:12:31 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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2 posted on 12/18/2024 7:20:07 AM PST by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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To: Who is John Galt?

Kyiv in 3 days!


3 posted on 12/18/2024 7:20:56 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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LOL Pootie couldn’t even take Kiev WITHOUT Zyyy getting the “ammo.”


4 posted on 12/18/2024 7:33:50 AM PST by montag813
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To: marcusmaximus

That’s a lot of sponges.


5 posted on 12/18/2024 7:40:37 AM PST by SpaceBar
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To: montag813

Putin sent tanks to conquer Kyiv but forgot to send fuel trucks.


6 posted on 12/18/2024 7:42:00 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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7 posted on 12/18/2024 7:47:12 AM PST by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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To: marcusmaximus

So, neo-Nazis are going to be replacing the Islamic caliphate currently running London?


8 posted on 12/18/2024 8:13:31 AM PST by Kazan
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To: Who is John Galt?

4,000!!!


9 posted on 12/18/2024 8:13:40 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Day's of Lot; They id Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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Zelensky defiantly stood his ground in Kyiv as Russia invaded

There was never a war on Kiev. If there had been, it would have ended up being a parking lot.

The British media is less believable than Babylon Bee.

10 posted on 12/18/2024 8:15:06 AM PST by Kazan
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He didn’t want Kiev or he would have massively invaded with a much larger force at the beginning.

He was looking for negotiations which almost happened until Boris traveled there to tell Zelensky no way.

It would have been a much better solution than what it has proven to be.


11 posted on 12/18/2024 8:18:10 AM PST by dforest
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To: SaveFerris
Those tabloids are quite popular with a certain crowd! Here's one of my favorites, that I can't post in compliance with FR guidelines (apparently British tabloid standards are somewhat more lax). However, I'm guessing a link is OK - LANGUAGE WARNING @ FOLLOWING LINK:

SHOCKING POLL: 5 in 5 Tabloid Readers Are As Dumb As Rocks!

12 posted on 12/18/2024 8:30:22 AM PST by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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To: Kazan

From Kyiv in 3 days to Kyiv was just a feint? lol!


13 posted on 12/18/2024 9:07:51 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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Putin attempted to replicate the “100 hours to Baghdad” that the US did in Iraq. Had he succeeded he would have removed Zelensky and installed a puppet regime. It would have made the Russian military look like the equal of the west.

Instead the hollowed out military didn’t have enough functional equipment to do this. Poorly maintained tanks and official corruption led to the offensive towards Kiev stalling out. A military that looked good on paper wasn’t able to perform in the field.


14 posted on 12/18/2024 9:16:18 AM PST by sloanrb
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To: Who is John Galt?
With respect, the graphic at the link is a Pinterest special, someone's paste-up. Any, by the way, funny as heck as a spoof. The root as "pinimg.com" is the giveaway.

But here are some "actuals" showing serious journalism, UK style.

Beware of that dangerous chicken, "in three days."

As to the post itself, Marcus-in-three-days missed the much longer and more detailed UKRAINIAN article. The short video from a far longer interview the SUN embedded was Ukrainian, though unsourced.

"Prystaiko is sure that the time for negotiations has not yet come. But, the diplomat continues, it is not necessary to wait until we regain the borders of 1991 to sit down at the negotiating table. 'Diplomats often define peace or victory as a state better than before the war. In other words, as a result of our war, we should be in a better position than we were before. Our future agreements should be based on guarantees that our children and grandchildren will not have to fight'.”

Source: Former Ukraine's Foreign Minister: 'Ukrainian President's name doesn't matter, Russians hate us all' RBC - Ukraine, 16 December 2024.

Earlier one finds:

"Zelensky issued a presidential decree announcing his sacking, saying he had also been removed as Ukraine's representative to the International Maritime Organization."

Ukraine's Zelensky sacks ambassador to UK Prystaiko after criticism BBC, 21 July 2023.

"Prystaiko was interviewed about the exchange the following day on Sky News, where he was asked whether there was a 'hint of sarcasm' in Zelensky’s response to Wallace. Prystaiko conceded there was 'a little bit of sarcasm,' and went on to say: 'I don't believe this sarcasm is healthy'. 'We don't have to show the Russians that we have something between us. They have to know that we are working together. If anything happens, Ben [ Wallace ] can call me and tell me everything he wants,' said Prystaiko. CNN has attempted, unsuccessfully, to reach Prystaiko for comment.

Zelensky fires Ukrainian ambassador to the UK after ‘sarcasm’ comments CNN, 21 July 2023

But here is a current view, via a Ukraine source:

" 'We have not done enough with you. We haven't fought corruption, we haven't fought inefficiency, we haven't built up our armed forces, we haven't reformed them. Also, our partners who did not want us there acted under the influence of Russia, acted in their own interests (the same as Hungary). It doesn't matter now. What matters is that we have remained where we are: we only declared and set ourselves up for this attack, without actually having sufficient opportunities to defend ourselves. It was not a good version of diplomacy," the former ambassador believes."

Former Ambassador to the UK assessed the prospects of Ukraine's accession to NATO. Video Oboz.ua, 13 December 2024.

Quite the complex situation, when the UK tabloids are not one's only source.

15 posted on 12/18/2024 9:31:30 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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Secret plan to move Ukraine’s capital to LONDON when Putin invaded…before Zelensky insisted ‘I need ammo, not a ride’

Zelensky needed an Uber, as in "Ukraine Uber Alles, Mein Führer Sieg Heil!"

16 posted on 12/18/2024 9:31:43 AM PST by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: marcusmaximus
It's really quite funny how you keep posting British tabloid articles,
when most are complete garbage:

Anything that fits the Democrat narrative, I guess!

;^)

17 posted on 12/18/2024 9:32:06 AM PST by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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To: sloanrb

Sorry, I disagree, You sound like a neocon.


18 posted on 12/18/2024 9:50:26 AM PST by dforest
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Secret plan to move Ukraine’s capital to LONDON

Now tell me they don’t have billions on hand many making offers.

Joey not answering the phone.


19 posted on 12/18/2024 12:20:37 PM PST by Vaduz
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To: Who is John Galt?

The ones that you post are hilarious 😂😂😆


20 posted on 12/18/2024 4:36:08 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Day's of Lot; They id Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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