Ukraine accuses US of wasting resources by causing fear of war | Ukraine-Russia Problems Issues

The Ukrainian president said on Friday that satellite imagery alone was not enough to monitor the number of Russian troops.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has criticized the US, saying it is ruining his country’s economy by fearing Russia is preparing for an attack.

Russia has deployed more than 100,000 troops, along with tanks and heavy weapons, on the border, and rejects any plans to invade. Zelenskiy said on Friday that satellite imagery alone was insufficient to assess the force of the force and that things did not increase.

“We are grateful to the US for supporting our rights and our loyalty,” Zelenskiy told foreign media on Friday in Kyiv’s capital. “But I am the President of Ukraine, I am here and I know more and I have a deeper knowledge than any other President.”

His remarks come amid strong US warnings about Russia’s plans and continued opposition to Zelenskiy and other Ukrainian officials who are determined to calm their country and markets.

The issue resurfaced Thursday night, when US President Joe Biden telephoned Zelenskiy. Biden told Zelenskiy “there is a possibility that the Russians could invade Ukraine in February,” said US National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne.

“I’m not saying the climb is impossible,” Zelenskiy said Friday. “We have been saying this for the past eight years and some of our communities have already been taken over.”

Zelenskiy criticized Biden earlier, when the US president said earlier this month that he hoped Russia would “invade” its neighbor and that the US and its allies had not yet agreed on how to respond to Moscow on “a small plot.”

“We want to remind the authorities that there is no small movement and no small countries. Just as there are no minor injuries and little grief over the death of loved ones,” Zelenskiy also responded in a tweet.

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In another gesture of disagreement, Ukrainian officials also argued that the US would advise families working in the Ukrainian embassy to leave the country. On Friday, Zelenskiy said that “a mistake, an extreme mistake that can not help us. It is not the Titanic here.”

A White House reading of Biden-Zelenskiy’s remarks stated that the US President “clearly stated that although American relatives have left the embassy, ​​the US ambassador to Kyiv is still open and fully operational.”

Financial assistance in Ukraine is also a very important issue. Ukraine needs $ 5 billion to build the economy, Zelenskiy said. Hyrvnia has fallen 8.4% against the dollar, one of the worst offenders in the world, since November when Russia recruited troops at the border.

The White House said in a statement that Biden had told Zelenskiy that the US “sees financial support for Ukraine’s economy.”