Zelensky: Russian attacks have killed around 14,000 Ukrainians in last eight years
April 15, 2022, 9:17 am

Zelensky: Russian attacks have killed around 14,000 Ukrainians in last eight years

Russian invasion of Ukraine (File photo: President Volodymyr Zelensky Facebook page)

The A news reported, citing Anadolu Agency, Ukraine's president said Thursday (Apr 15) that Russian attacks have killed around 14,000 Ukrainians in the last eight years.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video message that the attacks did not start on Feb. 24 but have been continuing since 2014.

He argued that Russia had turned Crimea into a large military base and the Black and Azov seas into among the most dangerous areas on the planet.

He addea that the world's silence over what has been going on in Ukraine since 2014 encouraged Russia to launch an attack on the country on Feb. 24.

Ukraine's president: Russian attacks have killed around 14,000 Ukrainians in the last eight years (File photo: Volodymyr Zelenskiy official Facebook page)

According to UN estimates, at least 1,964 civilians have been killed and 2,613 injured in Ukraine since Russia launched the war, with the true figure believed to be much higher.

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The UN refugee agency said that ,ore than 4.7 million Ukrainians have fled to other countries, with over 7 million more internally displaced.

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Upon arriving to participate in the summit of the European Political Community, which includes around forty heads of state in Budapest, he said, "I look forward to sitting with the elected U.S. president and seeing how we will collectively ensure we meet challenges, including the threats from Russia and North Korea." He also noted that the strengthening of ties between Russia and North Korea poses a threat to the United States as well, according to reports from Agence France-Presse.

Before Trump's victory, Rutte expressed confidence that a united Washington would remain part of the defensive alliance, even if Trump became the 47th president of the United States. In an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF last Monday night, he stated that both Republicans and Democrats understand that NATO serves not only the security of Europe but also that of America. He added that both candidates are aware that the security of the United States is closely tied to NATO.

On Wednesday, NATO congratulated Trump on his victory but did not address the Ukrainian issue.

It is noteworthy that the relationship between the elected U.S. president and the defense alliance was not the best during his first term in the White House. Trump criticized NATO member states multiple times and even hinted at withdrawing from the alliance unless they increased their financial contributions.

Additionally, the issue of the Russian-Ukrainian war is one of the matters that complicate relations between the two sides, especially since Trump has repeatedly stated that he can end this ongoing conflict, which began in 2022, quickly. He implied that he had a peace plan between Kyiv and Moscow, while his vice president, JD Vance, revealed aspects of that plan, which stipulated Ukraine's commitment not to join NATO, thereby sending reassuring signals to the Russians.

Furthermore, many NATO member states in Europe fear that Trump might halt military aid to Ukraine after he previously criticized the U.S. for pouring funds into supporting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.