Zelenskyy says Putin must be ‘sick’ to attack Odesa during Mitsotakis visit

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Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Russian President, Vladimir Putin must have been “sick” when he launched a missile strike on the port city of Odesa last week during Prime Minister Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis‘ visit.

According to Ekathimerini, Zelenskyy reiterated the atrociousness of the attack in response to a journalist from French broadcaster, BFMTV, who was asking if the Ukrainian President thought Putin was trying to “kill” him.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center left, and Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Odesa
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center left, and Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Odesa. Photo: NBC.

“When we are at war and when we have the leader of Greece, or the leader of any state, and you, no matter what your goal is, you take dangerous steps and launch a ballistic missile several hundred meters from where that leader is, then I think that you must be sick.”

Source: Ekathimerini

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