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President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a televised address in Kiev, Ukraine – 2 Mar 2022
UNDATED (AP) — In a bitter and emotional speech, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized NATO for refusing to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, saying it will fully untie Russia’s hands as it escalates its attack from the air. In a nighttime address, he said the people who are killed in the coming days will have died because of NATO’s “weakness.” On Friday, NATO refused to impose a no-fly zone, warning that to do so could provoke widespread war in Europe with nuclear-armed Russia. He said Ukrainians will continue to resist and have already destroyed Russia’s plans for a lightning invasion, “having endured nine days of darkness and evil.”
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