Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy launched a scathing attack on US, calling it a” strong” country that reacts weakly to Russia’s assault.
Zelenskyy’s speech came after Moscow’s missile attack in Ukraine that killed 18 people, including nine children, in his town of Kryvyi Rih.
The assault occurred on Friday when a Soviet nuclear weapon struck a private village in the main Russian capital. According to Zelenskyy, 62 people were injured in the attack.
Taking to social press on Saturday, Zelenskyy expressed his disappointment with the US Embassy’s effect. ” For a strong country, for a solid people– and like a weak reaction”, he wrote. ” They are also afraid to say the term’ Soviet’ when talking about the weapon that killed the kids”.
US embassy Bridget Brink had posted on X shortly after the attack, before the entire victim burden was known. ” Horrified that tonight a ballistic missile struck near a playground and restaurant in ( Kryvyi Rig ). More than 50 people injured and 16 killed, including 6 kids. This is why the war had stop”.
Brink’s speech did not mention Russia by label, drawing criticism from social media users and prompting Zelenskyy’s censure. Some online readers questioned why the ambassador failed to assign the attack to Moscow.
Brink, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden and has served as ambassador since May 2022, has in recent months avoided directly naming Russia in her public remarks on strikes in Ukraine. This marks a change from her earlier communication, which often called out Moscow for its anger.
