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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy faces unprecedented criticism over war warnings
Stars and Stripes ^ | Liz Sly

Posted on 08/23/2022 6:09:09 AM PDT by JonPreston

KIEV, Ukraine — Until this week, Ukrainians seemed to see President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as beyond reproach, a national hero who stayed in Kiev despite the risk to his personal safety to lead his country against invading Russian troops.

In the interview with The Post, published Tuesday, Zelenskyy cited his fears that Ukrainians would panic, flee the country and trigger economic collapse as the reason he chose not to share the stark warnings passed on by U.S. officials regarding Russia’s plans.

“If we had communicated that . . . then I would have been losing $7 billion a month since last October...." Zelenskyy said.

Sevgil Musaieva, editor in chief of the Ukrainska Pravda, a Ukrainian news site, posted on Facebook that she was “personally offended” by Zelenskyy’s explanation, saying it called into question the intelligence of Ukrainians. She wouldn’t have fled, she said, and the potential $7 billion-a-month cost to the economy has to be weighed against the lives lost

(Excerpt) Read more at stripes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Russia
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To: JonPreston
Your poll is four months old.

That's par for the course...tlozo is a disinformation agent.

41 posted on 08/23/2022 7:23:18 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera )
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To: mac_truck
That's par for the course...tlozo is a disinformation agent.

100%. I get the feeling most of them are foreigners.

42 posted on 08/23/2022 7:27:15 AM PDT by JonPreston
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To: kearnyirish2

I just posted article - State Dept telling Americans to leave Ukraine.


43 posted on 08/23/2022 7:27:34 AM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
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To: JonPreston; WMarshal

Click ZZpeedy’s screen name and you get a single statement from his page....”Localization not Globalization”. Still waiting for his comments on ‘local’ issues. What a dolt.


44 posted on 08/23/2022 7:29:00 AM PDT by Right Brother
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To: tlozo

State Dept just told Americans to leave Ukraine......doesn’t sit well with any thinking they approve of Zelensky.


45 posted on 08/23/2022 7:29:59 AM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
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To: JonPreston

As Ukraine implodes, the wolves are circling.

Buses are also being prepped for when the US/EU/UK/West throw ZelenskyyIdiot under them.....


46 posted on 08/23/2022 12:15:00 PM PDT by cranked
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To: achilles2000; Alberta's Child; Allegra; ANKE69; BlackbirdSST; BobL; C210N; Cathi; caver; ...

*MAGA First/Anti-War/Anti-Globalist Ping*

If you want on or off this list, please let me know.


47 posted on 08/23/2022 6:30:14 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (America Owes Anita Bryant An Enormous Apology)
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