Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said early Thursday morning that his request to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin went unanswered by the Kremlin, part of a speech in which Zelensky pleaded with the Russian public for peace and urged Russia to avoid war.
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According to the New York Times, Zelensky said he tried to speak with Putin directly, but that the result was silence.
Zelensky said during the speech that the Ukrainian people want peace.
Zelensky disagreed with Putin's message to the Russian public that an invasion of the Ukrainian people would liberate them.
Zelensky asked, "Can a people support Nazis that gave more than eight million lives for the victory over Nazism?"
Zelensky said that the people of Ukraine and the government of Ukraine want peace and that they will resist an invasion by Russia. You will not see our backs when you attack us.
A senior U.S. defense official told reporters that 80% of the Russian troops are ready to invade. The Biden Administration believes that Putin has decided to invade the neighboring country and that a devastating full-scale invasion could begin in hours.
President Biden is going to meet with other G7 leaders on Thursday to discuss the conflict.
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