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Zelensky pleads for peace with Russia in televised address
Source: The Hill
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded to avoid all-out war with Russia in an address from Kyiv after midnight Thursday, The New York Times reported.
"The Ukrainian people want peace," Zelensky said. "The government in Ukraine wants peace and is doing everything it can to build it."
Zelensky made an appeal directly to the Russian people, saying there was no grievance with Moscow while countering how his country's image may be portrayed by Russian media.
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Zelensky also disputed Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim that Ukraine should still be part of Russia.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/zelensky-pleads-for-peace-with-russia-in-televised-address/ar-AAUdWjV?li=BBnbcA1
