Following the development of the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he had difficulties believing in the dependability of “certain nations or some leaders.”
During an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Zelensky was asked whether he thinks declarations by global leaders using the phrase “never again,” a motto connected with the Holocaust and frequently used after crimes against humanity, “empty” now.
“The Holocaust claimed the lives of your forefathers and mothers. Every year on Holocaust Remembrance Day, leaders issue comments emphasising the importance of avoiding repeating history. Those remarks must be ringing hollow in your ears right now. Do people ever mean it when they say “never again”?” Tapper was the one who inquired.
In response, Zelensky stated, “I’m not a believer in the world. We’ve — I mean, after seeing what’s going on in Ukraine, we’ve — I don’t believe in this sense that we should believe in — some nations or some governments. We don’t believe what we’ve heard. We don’t believe our neighbours after Russia’s aggressiveness. We don’t trust all you’ve said.”
As the crisis in Ukraine rages on, and Russia is accused of suspected war crimes, the Ukrainian president went on to remark that he doesn’t trust in recorded security assurances or international law.
“Even I don’t believe documents since we have a Budapest Memorandum – I suppose you are aware of all the specifics.” “It’s just a piece of paper to me, and it costs nothing,” Zelensky remarked.
According to CNN, Zelensky’s confidence and belief are based on actual, tangible actions and the Ukrainian people.
“We basically believe in realistic, limited things.” Give us arms, give us a hand, give us assistance, give us money, and stop, kick Russia if you are our allies or partners. If you’re with a pal, you can do it. If you think about democracy and everything right now because we share the same beliefs, we’re talking about freedom because we want to talk about it.
Zelensky went on to say, “The only thing we have is faith in ourselves, in our people, in our Armed Forces, and in the ability of countries to support us not just with words but also with acts. That’s all there is to it. Never in a million years… Everyone is talking about it, but as you can see, not everyone has the courage to do it.”
