Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Bild newspaper that he does not believe Russian President Vladimir Putin would use nuclear weapons, stressing that the West should not succumb to Moscow’s blackmail. And he believed that “Putin wants to flood Ukraine with blood, including the blood of his soldiers.”

Earlier today, Putin announced the “partial mobilization of the Russian army”, noting that he “decided to launch preemptive strikes, the purpose of which is to liberate territories in the Donbas.”

He pointed out: “We are talking about protecting our lands and about Russia, and the West wants to destroy our country”, noting that “Kyiv uses mercenaries and other volunteers led by NATO”, stressing that “the West does not want peace between Russia and Ukraine . the fate of the people, and we support this decision”, noting that “we have weapons of mass destruction against Western weapons.”