Preşedintele ucrainean Volodimir Zelenski, care a fost întrebat vineri de către un jurnalist de la Sky News dacă omologul său american Donald Trump îl transformă în ”ţapul ispăşitor” al dificultăţilor cu care se confruntă, a răspuns printr-un zâmbet şi a declanşat râsete în sală, relatează AFP.
”Iată răspunsul meu”, a declarat zâmbind Zelenski.
‘THIS is my answer!’ – Zelensky responds with a SMILE when asked if he’s Trump’s ‘scapegoat’ https://t.co/4hPOribBS9
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Prudent, liderul ucrainean, luat la înrebări despre relaţia sa foarte dificilă cu preşedintele Statelor Unite, a evitat să-l critice în mod direct.
Însă nu şi-a ascuns amărăciunea atunci când a fost întrebat despre ultima declaraţie a lui Donald Trump.
”E mai greu să lucrezi cu Zelenski decât cu Putin”, a tunat preşedintele Statelor Unite, care i-a cerut în mai multe rânduri omologului său ucrainean să plece din funcţie şi care nu-şi ascunde admiraţia faţă de preşedintele rus.
Preşedintele ucrainean a evocat cele 1.000 de drone care i-au lovit ţara joi, iar apoi a răspuns lui Trump.
”O mie! Însă partea americană afirmă că este greu să vorbeşti cu Zelenski, că este mai puţin greu să ai de-a face cu Putin, ce ziceţi despre asta”, le-a spus el jurnaliştilor.
Volodimir Zelenski le-a mulţumit vineri, în faţa şefilor de stat şi de guverne reuniţi într-un summit la Bruxelles, celor care acţionează ”pentru ca să menţină unitatea între Europa şi Statele Unite”.
I am grateful to all of you who are trying to keep Europe and the United States together. There are so many people with good hearts in America who sincerely want evil to lose and Ukraine to stand strong. These are the very hearts that helped Europe defend its freedom, and that fought on D-Day, won the Cold War, and want what is best for Europe. Hearts that want to be allies, not to divide or humiliate Europe. I believe most Americans still feel this way. And at the end of the day, the American people will have their say. Putin will listen to America if America really turns up the heat on him and makes one thing clear – either he chooses peace, or he gets no more money for his war. From an address to the participants of the European Council meeting. (2/5)
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 16, 2026
El a subliniat necesitatea unor presiuni americane împotriva Moscovei.
We warned that if sanctions are eased anywhere in Europe, others will quickly – we see it – take advantage of it. And now we can see how cash will start flowing back into Russia through the “Diesel Deal.” This “Diesel Deal” will never be enough to offset the impact of the Strait of Hormuz on global markets. But it will put more money straight into Putin’s pocket to fund this war. We need a strong 22nd EU sanctions package. And please, we need real sanctions against every company and every person involved in making Russian ballistic missiles, advanced communications systems and drones – and those involved in Russia’s financial system. From an address to the participants of the European Council meeting. (3/5)
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 16, 2026
The war will cost 155 billion euros next year. And we need at least 70 billion euros more from you – for defense, for weapons, and for our resilience. This is a realistic amount. And I ask you to find this support. It will help us hold Russia back. There are some very simple facts. We stop most Russian assaults on the front line thanks to drones. We cut Russian supply lines with these technologies. And our drones are helping to weaken Russia’s economy. Right now, we could produce two or three times more drones – depending on the type. But we simply don’t have enough money for that. It’s true. Just imagine if we could put two or three times more pressure on Russia than we do today. From an address to the participants of the European Council meeting. (4/5)
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 16, 2026
We believe this war will be over as soon as possible. But Putin plans to stick around much longer. He is building a Russia that looks like North Korea – where children are raised from an early age for war and to die for their leader. So Russia will not stop being dangerous. And it is our – Ukrainian – strength, our army, our technologies that help guarantee also European security, your security. These security guarantees are not yet reflected – we think – in your budget from 2028 onward. Let’s get serious about this. Let’s work out exactly how Ukraine’s defense capabilities should be included in that budget. From an address to the participants of the European Council meeting. (5/5)
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 16, 2026
Vladimir ”Putin va asculta Statele Unite dacă ele îl supun cu adevărat la presiuni”, a subliniat el, potrivit unei postări pe contul său X.
