US called upon President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky to go to Lviv for his security, said ABC TV channel with reference to the source in the Presidential Administration.
“The US administration called on the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky to go to Lviv, in the western part of the country, for its safety,” the administration message quotes RBC.
Earlier that the American authorities discussed with the Government of Ukraine, the possible departure to the Ukrainian leader Zelensky in the event of an escalation of the situation in the country, NBC Correspondent Richard Engel reported in his Twitter. He referred to two sources familiar with the course of the discussion.
On the eve, on February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin made an appeal in which he stated that the situation in the Donbass had acquired a critical and acute character. He also called Ukraine “Colonia with a puppet regime”, accusing the authorities in the deruitation of the population and repression against citizens. After that, the head of the Russian state signed decrees to recognize “DPR” and “LNR”. Zelensky called Putin’s decision with a violation of the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Ukraine and stressed that the borders of Ukraine will remain such as they recognized the international community, “despite the statements of the Russian Federation.” “We are not afraid of anyone. We shouldn’t give anything to anyone. And we will not give anyone anyone,” the Ukrainian leader said.