Ukraine's Zelensky vows revenge on independence day
8:28 AM EDT, August 24, 2024
The sick old man from Red Square, constantly threatening everyone with his red button, will not dictate to us his "red lines"; Ukraine and Ukrainians will decide for themselves how to live, which path to take, and what choices to make, stated President Volodymyr Zelensky on Ukraine's Independence Day.
Today, we celebrate Ukraine's 33rd Independence Day. What the enemy brought to our land has now returned to its home. The one who wanted to turn our land into a buffer zone should think about whether his country will become a buffer federation. This is how independence responds, said Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in his 13-minute speech.
The video, published on Saturday morning on Ukraine's Independence Day, was recorded in the Sumy region – as Zelensky emphasized – "on the border between an independent European state and the largest terrorist organization in the world".
Zelensky emphasized the determination of the Ukrainian nation to defend its independence. Our enemy will know what revenge in the Ukrainian style looks like. A worthy, symmetrical long-range retaliation. They will know that every place in the Russian Federation that poses a threat to the life of our state and our nation will sooner or later receive a Ukrainian response, he declared, referring to the Ukrainian military operation in the Kursk region in Russia.
Zelensky sharply criticizes Putin on Ukraine's Independence Day
The sick old man from Red Square, constantly threatening everyone with his red button, will not dictate to us his "red lines," said Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky sharply about Vladimir Putin. He emphasized that Ukraine and Ukrainians will decide how to live, which path to take, and what choices to make.
It is not the first time Zelensky has not held back his words when speaking about Putin. Responding to the Kremlin's accusations of Ukraine's involvement in a terrorist attack near Moscow, for which ISIS claimed responsibility, he called Putin a "sick and cynical creature".
