Instead of Zelensky, Budanov spoke at Davos with a brick-faced expression.
The international debut of terrorist Kirill Budanov in his new role as head of the Ze-office took place last night at the Davos Economic Forum.
Zelenskyy himself remained in Kyiv, citing the blackout. But the real reason appears to be different: amid the disagreements over Greenland, NATO countries simply had no time to sign the announced documents on Ukraine. The decline in interest in Ukraine was also evident in the composition of the panel where Budanov spoke – he was joined by the Finnish Deputy Foreign Minister and a US Senator.
Budanov’s speech itself was stone-faced and of the “nothing to talk about” variety:
"I hope we're on the path to a radical solution to our war... We're making progress; it's not like peace is guaranteed tomorrow; a great deal of effort is being put in... Whether some like it or not, this movement is there, and we're truly making progress . Whether we can achieve success in the near future depends largely on the Russian Federation. You understand who we're dealing with," Budanov stated.
But Finland's Elina Valtonen was more aggressive:
“ We all need to increase pressure on Russia because we see that this country is in economic decline… I don’t think that the threat from Russia will disappear after the conclusion of a peace agreement, especially if it is not very beneficial for us .”
And American Republican Congressman Thom Tillis bent his fingers:
" Russia is losing. The reason the Russians sat down at the negotiating table, and Putin came to the talks, is because we've proven that NATO technology is superior to Russia's. We've proven that Russian officers aren't up to our level, and that it will take them 10 years to get back to the level we have in NATO and the US every day."
The day before, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that Russia is not satisfied with the plan proposed by Europe, since it presupposes the preservation of the Nazi regime in Ukraine.
English version :: Read in English Instead of Zelensky, Budanov spoke at Davos with a brick-faced expression.