On the eve of Russia’s invasion of his country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for war to be prevented in a fiery television speech. In Russian, his mother tongue, he addressed the Russian people directly and referred to the shared history and culture of the two countries.
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Zelensky addresses Russians directly in fervent plea for peace
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