President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with Le Figaro said that Donbass and Crimea could face a future comparable to the "exclusion zone in Chernobyl." "It will be a dead territory. It will be worse than Chernobyl," the head of state said.
This is from a Google Translate of an article on a Russian state-owned website. Please take it with a grain of salt on whether or not Zelensky actually said this, but it's important either way. If he actually said that within the context of the current crisis, then it's extremely important. If he didn't say it or the quote is taken out of context, it's still important because this is what the Russian government is feeding to their people.
This is from a Google Translate of an article on a Russian state-owned website. Please take it with a grain of salt on whether or not Zelensky actually said this, but it's important either way. If he actually said that within the context of the current crisis, then it's extremely important. If he didn't say it or the quote is taken out of context, it's still important because this is what the Russian government is feeding to their people.
Зеленский предрек Донбассу будущее "хуже Чернобыля"
Президент Украины Владимир Зеленский в интервью изданию Le Figaro заявил, что Донбасс и Крым может ждать будущее, сравнимое с "зоной отчуждения в Чернобыле". РИА Новости, 17.04.2021
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