American and British special forces, along with Ukrainian troops, are reportedly preparing the high-risk rescue of the president of Ukraine
The United States is said to be working on a plan to save the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, but not only. The Americans, in fact, would also be thinking – together with allied countries – about what to do in the event of the capture or death of the Ukrainian president, who in the meantime spoke with Joe Biden and Elon Musk after the message addressed to the population. Zelensky, in a video posted on social media, praised the courage of the Ukrainians and urged them to attack the Russian army so as not to leave the country to the enemy. Here’s what happened on the night between Saturday March 5th and Sunday March 6th.
According to New York TimesThe United States and allies would be thinking about how to ensure a “line of succession” in Ukraine in case the president Volodymyr Zelensky be captured or killed by the Russian military.
The goal would be to make sure that there can be some form of independent Ukrainian government even if Russia were to establish its own government in Kiev. ‘puppet‘.
For the New York daily, in fact, having an independent leader would help prevent Russian-backed leaders from gaining legitimacy, but above all ensure the flow of aid.
The problem raised by the New York Times consists in the fact that Zelensky he is determined not to leave the country, despite his life being in danger.
At the same time, according to the Sun, the American and British special forces, together with the Ukrainian troops, would be preparing the high-risk rescue of the president of theUkraine.
For the newspaper, in fact, 150 American Navy Seals, 70 soldiers of the British elite and the forces of Kiev would be thinking about how to save Zelensky in a remote military base in Lithuania: the plan will be implemented in case of request.
“Keep resisting “, he said in a video posted on Facebook, praising the courage of the population who will not leave the country “to the enemy. Go on the offensive “.
A few hours earlier, on Twitter, he had thanked Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, “for the important decision to immediately grant residence rights to Ukrainians fleeing to Europe due to Russian aggression”.
Zelensky had also added that he had received the first money fromEuropean Union: “The first tranche of 500 million euros granted by the EU will help Ukrainians to guarantee decent living conditions”.
Zelensky then had two telephone talks: one with the president of the United States, Joe Biden, and another with the tech entrepreneur, Elon Musk.
The phone call with Biden was confirmed by the Ukrainian president himself: “As part of a constant dialogue, I had another conversation with the US president: the agenda included the issues of security, financial assistance for theUkraine and sanctions against Russia “.
There White HouseInstead, he added that the interview lasted over 30 minutes and that Biden highlighted the increase in security, humanitarian and economic assistance to Ukraine and noted how his administration is trying to secure additional funds from Congress. He would then praise the actions of the US, allies and the private sector – including Visa and Mastercard – to “increase the sacrifices imposed on Russia for its aggression againstUkraine“.
Zelensky, in addition, also heard Elon Musk: “I am grateful to him for his support for Ukraine. We will receive more Starlink systems for destroyed cities next week. We talked about possible projects for space, but I’ll talk about them after the war ”.
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