Ukraine’s leader says the biggest risk for Ukraine is instability in the country
Kyiv:
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday urged the West to avoid creating “panic” in the face of a Russian military buildup on the Ukrainian border.
“We don’t need this panic,” Zelensky told a news conference with foreign media.
He pointed to the need to “stabilize” Ukraine’s already battered economy, insisting that he sees no greater threat now than a similar wave of Russian troops last spring.
“Because of all these signals that tomorrow there will be war, there are even signals from respected leaders of nations, they just say that tomorrow there will be war. claim.
The Ukrainian leader’s efforts to defuse tensions come as several Western allies – led by the United States – have warned of a possible invasion by Moscow.
“The biggest risk for Ukraine … is instability inside the country,” Zelensky said.
The West says Russia has deployed more than 100,000 troops and heavy armor along the Ukrainian border and threatens massive sanctions if the Kremlin launches an attack.
The US, UK and Australia recently angered Kyiv by ordering the families of diplomats to leave their embassies in Ukraine.
Ukraine has been fighting a conflict with Russian-backed separatists in the east of the country since 2014 that has claimed the lives of more than 13,000 people. Moscow occupied the Crimean peninsula in the same year.
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