President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has turned down an offer from the United States of America for his evacuation from the country, as Russian troops continued their attack.
According to reports, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine who declined the offer from the United States, instead demanded more weapons as he vows to stick around to fight.
The fearless leader is showing his guts by staying on the ground in and around Kyiv the nation’s capital and making sure his people know he is not abandoning them in a time of crisis.
AP reports that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy turned down the U.S offer saying: “The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.”
He later posted a video of himself next to fellow cabinet members in the middle of the night, assuring everyone there he hadn’t fled contrary to reports, it seems and that he was dedicated to staying in Ukraine as long as possible to defend their sovereignty.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy threw up yet another video on Saturday morning echoing the same sentiment.
He said, “I am here. We are not putting down arms. We will be defending our country, because our weapon is truth, and our truth is that this is our land, our country, our children, and we will defend all of this.”
Reports say the Ukrainians are actually holding their own in the battle and, in some cases, are actually fending off Russian soldiers pretty well with the forces they currently have.
Zelenskyy further addressed Ukrainians Saturday with some encouraging news saying he’d gotten reassurance from neighbouring countries that they’d help feed oil to Ukraine during this fight and not just that, but he also announced Russia had, in fact, been nixed from SWIFT.
SWIFT is an international banking communications system that Russia and a ton of other countries rely on to talk finance and money and removing them will further isolate Putin beyond sanctions already in place, with more consequences likely to follow.