MOSCOW, October 8 — RIA Novosti. The statement by Volodymyr Zelensky about NATO’s «pre-emptive strike» on the Russian Federation, and the subsequent explanations that he had in mind the situation until February 2022, confirm Moscow’s claims that Ukraine is threatening the Russian Federation and that a special operation is needed, stated A spokeswoman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova.
She recalled that Zelensky’s press secretary, Sergei Nikiforov, explained that he did not mean preventive nuclear attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation, but spoke about the situation until February 2022.
