Zelensky: ‘You, the Russian occupiers, are creating this problem’

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky gave an address on Saturday evening, and asked if there was a delay on providing planes and tanks to Kyiv because the West was afraid of Moscow.

He said: “We’ve already been waiting 31 days. Who is in charge of the Euro-Atlantic community? Is it really still Moscow, because of intimidation?”

“I am in constant contact with the defenders of Mariupol, their determination, their heroism, resilience are impressive. I am grateful to each of them, to each of them. I wish at least a percentage of their courage to those who have been thinking for 31 days how to transfer a dozen or two of planes or tanks,” he further said.

“And it is impossible to unblock Mariupol without a sufficient number of tanks, other armored vehicles and, of course, aircraft. All defenders of Ukraine know that. All defenders of Mariupol know that. Thousands of people know that – citizens, civilians who are dying there in the blockade.”

“The United States knows that. All European politicians know. We told everyone. And this should be known as soon as possible by as many people on Earth as possible. So that everyone understands who and why was simply afraid to prevent this tragedy. Afraid to simply make a decision.”

He also emphasised that there was “there has never been a language problem in Ukraine” and it was Russia “doing everything to ensure that de-russification takes place”., called on west to

“By the way, we spoke today with our military in Mariupol, with our heroes who are defending this city. We spoke in Russian, because there is no language problem in Ukraine and there has never been,” Mr Zelensky, a native Russian speaker, said. “But now you, the Russian occupiers, are creating this problem.”

“This is another manifestation of your suicide policy“.