Ukrainian parliamentarian Kira Rudik promised this Saturday “more surprises” for the Russian Army and the world in the midst of the invasion promoted by President Vladimir Putin since Thursday.
In statements Offered to Fox News, Rudik stressed that the Ukrainian defense forces have managed to contain the Russian Army in the first stages of the invasion, efforts that have surprised authorities around the world, since they did not expect that a nation, theoretically inferior in terms of troops and weapons, has responded favorably to the attacks of the Kremlin.
“I received messages from all the political leaders around the world saying: ‘Yes, Kiev will fall tonight’ and watch us. We did not do it”, Rudik highlighted to the aforementioned medium. “We have more surprises for Putin’s army and the world about how Ukrainians can defend their country.”
The parliamentarian added that Kiev has remained tensely calm in the afternoon hours, and highlighted the importance of air raid sirens, as well as evacuation orders to make the contingency plan effective.
“During the last three or four hours, there have been no sirens or visits to shelters anti-aircraft, which is a rare case in Kiev these days. Since the Parliament announced martial law, in total there have been more than 13 attacks in Kiev, where the sirens were on and people had to go to the bomb shelters,” Rudik said.
Martial law powers have put the Ukrainian Army in full control of the government, which is headed by President Volodimir Zelensky. This change in power has left members of parliament with time to draft laws for when the war is over, Fox News reported.
“Because I am optimistic, I am working on things that will be related to reconstruction of roads, buildings, etc. And different programs that will help Ukraine return to peacetime”, Rudik said.
The optimism in the face of Ukraine’s actions in containing Russia’s attack has also been recognized by US President Joe Biden, who has highlighted that Putin made a mistake by invading his neighboring country, and emphasized that NATO, an allied organization of Ukraine, has remained united despite the fact that this country is not yet an official member.
“(Putin) is producing just the opposite effect of what he was looking for“, Biden said during an interview granted to Brian Tyler Cohen in reference to the fact that Putin, in his opinion, tried to divide NATO with the offensives he has promoted in recent days on Ukrainian territory.
Likewise, the United States continues to support Ukraine by sending 350 millions of dollars to help his forces to in stop the Russian invasion.
“I have authorized, in accordance with the delegation of the president, an unprecedented third presidential disbursement of up to $16 millions of dollars for immediate support for the defense of Ukraine,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday.
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“ This brings the total security assistance that the United States has committed to Ukraine over the past year to more than $1,000 million dollars.” , sentenced Blinken.
