He kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschkohas criticized the “mistakes” of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and has called on him to be “honest” with the war situation. “People wonder why we were not better prepared for this war, why Zelensky denied until the end that we would come to this,” Klitschko said in an interview with the Swiss newspaper ’20 Minuten’ that he hadwide impact in Ukraine and Russia.
“There was a lot of information that did not correspond to reality,” he argued. Furthermore, she has asked “honesty” about the authentic situation after the Russian invasion and has pointed out that “Zelensky is paying for mistakes what he has committed.” “Always you can lie euphorically to our people and our allies, but you can’t do it forever,” he argued before expressing his support for the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, General Valeri Zaluzhni, who was harshly criticized for saying that the war was in a ” Deadpoint”.
“To be accountable”
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“He told the truth. Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth, but in the end he is responsible. “He has explained and justified what the current situation is,” Klitschko highlighted. Regarding the internal political situation, Klitschko has refused to enter the debate because “in a country that is fighting for its existence there should be no internal conflict.” Thus, he rejects address his personal future and has endorsed Zelensky as president.
“The president has an important function today and we have to support him until the end of the war, but when the war is over, every politician will have to be held accountable for their successes and their mistakes,” he stressed. Klitschko took advantage of the interview to thank Germany for the delivery of anti-aircraft systems, but he regretted Berlin’s refusal to supply Taurus long-range cruise missiles.