Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky categorically rejected makes an attempt by Russian President Vladimir Putin responsible Kiev for a terrorist assault close to Moscow on Friday.
“After what occurred yesterday in Moscow, Putin and the opposite bastards are after all simply attempting to place the blame on another person,” Zelensky mentioned in his day by day video handle on Saturday night. Moscow at all times makes use of the identical strategies, he mentioned. “They usually at all times blame others.”
After the assault on the live performance corridor close to Moscow, “this absolute no one Putin” stayed silent for a day as an alternative of taking care of his Russian residents, Zelensky mentioned.
As an alternative, Putin thought of “how he might carry this to Ukraine.”
His feedback got here after Putin mentioned earlier that there was a “Ukrainian path” after the assault, although didn’t add additional particulars.
Not less than 133 individuals died within the assault on the Crocus Metropolis Corridor live performance venue on Friday night. The Islamic State terrorist militia claimed accountability for the assault.
Zelensky accused Russia of spreading terror itself, saying Russians had been coming to Ukraine to burn down cities “and attempting responsible it on Ukraine.”
They tortured and raped individuals – and blamed the victims, Zelensky mentioned. “They’ve introduced a whole lot of 1000’s of their very own terrorists right here, on Ukrainian soil, to combat towards us, they usually do not care what occurs of their nation.”