Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he found it difficult to believe in the credibility of “some countries or some leaders” after the escalation of the war in his country. CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Zelensky during an exclusive interview if he found “hollow” statements when world leaders use the term “never again,” a slogan associated with the Holocaust and often heard after crimes against humanity. , “Hollow”. “You lost ancestors in the Holocaust. Every year on Holocaust Remembrance Day, politicians make statements that say, never again, never again. These statements must seem really hollow to you right now. When people say never again, they never mean it. ? ” Tapper asked. Zelensky replied, “I do not believe in the world. After seeing what is happening in Ukraine, we have – I mean I do not believe in this feeling that we have to believe in – in – some countries or some leaders. We do not believe the words. After its escalation. “Russia, we do not believe in our neighbors. We do not believe in all this.” The Ukrainian president went on to say that he did not even believe in substantiated security assurances and international law as the war in Ukraine raged and Russia was accused of alleged war crimes. “Even I do not believe in documents, because we also have a Budapest Memorandum – I think you know all the details of that. To me, this is just a piece of paper and it costs nothing,” Zelensky said. Zelensky told CNN that his faith and belief lies in practical, tangible efforts and in the Ukrainian people. “We just believe in conventional, realistic things. If you are our friends or partners, give us weapons, give us a hand, support us, give us money and stop Russia, kick Russia. You can do it if you are friends. “Democracy and everything at the moment because we have the same thoughts, if we are talking about freedom, not because we want to have a dialogue about freedom,” he said. Zelensky continued, “The only faith that exists is faith in ourselves, in our people, in our Armed Forces and in the belief that countries will support us not only in their words but also in their actions. And that is all.” “Never again… Really, everyone talks about it and yet, as you can see, not everyone has the guts.”
