Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Ukrainians not to panic amid reports of a possible Russian invasion. Report informs, citing UNIAN that he told reporters after the revision of special tactical exercises in Kherson region.
Zelensky believes that the state must, first of all, rely on its military and its citizens, and be ready any day. At the same time, he noted that the information space is flooded with a lot of information about the Russian invasion.
"There is too much information in the information space about a deep full-scale war on the part of the Russian Federation. They are even talking about the appropriate dates. We understand all the risks, we understand that they exist," the president stressed.
He also called for providing Ukraine with 100% information about a possible attack by the Russian Federation, if such data is available, he said, adding that all such information would be subject to clear and global analysis.
"We take into account all this information, we are grateful for this information, but we must clearly analyze any information, assess risks... We receive information from many sources. We also have intelligence. I do not think that it works worse than the intelligence of other states," he added.
The president added that the truth is that now there is a lot of different information about a possible Russian invasion, which so far only provokes panic and does not help, and "panic in our country is the best friend of our enemy".
Zelensky stressed that the only way to resolve the conflict is exclusively through diplomacy.
"We work separately at the diplomatic level, we communicate daily with the leadership of different states, different leaders at different levels. Because we believe that the diplomatic path is the only way for de-escalation and de-occupation," he said.