{"id":1227722,"date":"2022-01-20T14:07:49","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T19:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1227722"},"modified":"2022-01-20T14:07:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T19:07:56","slug":"ukraines-zelensky-there-are-no-minor-incursions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraines-zelensky-there-are-no-minor-incursions\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine&#039;s Zelensky: &#039;There Are No Minor Incursions&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraines-zelensky-there-are-no-minor-incursions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1227722&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday rejected comments made the day before by President Joe Biden that appeared dismissive of a potential Russian invasion of his country, affirming in a statement to social media, \u201cThere are no minor incursions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden told reporters on Wednesday the United States may not aid Ukraine, a longtime ally, in the event that Russian leader Vladimir Putin invades as long as the invasion is a \u201cminor incursion.\u201d He did not define the term \u201cminor incursion.\u201d Biden also predicted that Putin would invade the country and that he could colonize it, but not without significant losses, and insisted Moscow would \u201cbe held accountable\u201d but provided no details as to how.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Zelensky has been asking Biden for one specific action throughout the past year to punish Russia for its ongoing support of separatists in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, and for its colonization of Ukraine\u2019s Crimean Peninsula: to sanction the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, which would greatly enrich Moscow, grant it outsized influence over western Europe, and significantly damage the Ukrainian economy. The pipeline would connect Russia to Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/06\/07\/ukraines-zelensky-unpleasantly-surprised-disappointed-by-biden-pro-putin-policies\/\">lifted<\/a> existing sanctions on Nord Stream 2 this summer and has refused to impose any more, instead suggesting his administration would only sanction the project and Russia generally after an invasion of Ukraine. Neither Biden nor any reporters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2022\/01\/19\/remarks-by-president-biden-in-press-conference-6\/\">mentioned<\/a> Nord Stream 2 during his press conference on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19299626\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/12\/wi\/ap\/29\/russia-putin-russian-president-vladimir-putin-attends-meeting-videoconference-at-konstantin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19299626 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/russia-putin-russian-president-vladimir-putin-attends-meeting-videoconference-at-konstantin-1024x682-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Associated Press\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting via videoconference at the Konstantin Palace presidential residence in Strelna, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Without mentioning America, Zelensky appeared to directly reject Biden\u2019s dismissal of any potential Russian invasion of his country as a \u201cminor incursion\u201d \u2013 and suggested Biden was dismissing the value of Ukrainian lives, a point Zelensky has made in the past.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_19558762\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/01\/polling-renewed-for-joe-biden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19558762 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/polling-renewed-for-joe-biden-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 19: U.S. President Joe Biden answers questions during a news conference in the East Room of the White House on January 19, 2022 in Washington, DC. With his approval rating hovering around 42 percent, Biden is approaching the end of his first year in the Oval Office with inflation rising, COVID-19 surging and his legislative agenda stalled on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>President Joe Biden answers questions during a news conference in the East Room of the White House on January 19, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe want to remind the great powers that there are no minor incursions and small nations,\u201d Zelensky asserted, \u201cJust as there are no minor casualties and little grief from the loss of loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky asserted that Ukraine is a \u201cgreat power.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We want to remind the great powers that there are no minor incursions and small nations. Just as there are no minor casualties and little grief from the loss of loved ones. I say this as the President of a great power \ud83c\uddfa<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1484171183264129025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In June, after Biden lifted sanctions on Nord Stream 2, Zelensky used similar language in an angry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/06\/07\/ukraines-zelensky-unpleasantly-surprised-disappointed-by-biden-pro-putin-policies\/\">interview<\/a> with the D.C. outlet Axios, indicating Biden held the viewpoint that \u201cthere are the great powers of the world, and there is everybody else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand that the relationship between the United States and Germany is very important,\u201d Zelensky said at the time, referring to Nord Stream 2. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t want to intervene between these two esteemed countries. However, how many Ukrainian lives does the relationship between the United States and Germany cost?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Biden told reporters on Wednesday that he expected Putin to \u201cmove in\u201d to Ukraine because \u201che has to do something\u201d and that Russia \u201cwill be held accountable\u201d for such a move, but only if it meets an undetermined threshold of significance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia will be held accountable if it invades. And it depends on what it does. It\u2019s one thing if it\u2019s a minor incursion and then we end up having a fight about what to do and not do, et cetera,\u201d Biden said, without clarifying the latter point.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s never seen sanctions like the ones I promised will be imposed if he moves,\u201d Biden also asserted, without elaborating.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky\u2019s English-language post on Twitter followed a televised speech Wednesday night intended to pacify panicked Ukrainians and deny Biden\u2019s assertions that Russia would imminently invade Ukraine (again). Zelensky urged Ukrainians to \u201ctake a deep breath\u201d and \u201ccalm down,\u201d and reminded them Russia was already invading the country and such threats were not knew.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Zelensky?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Zelensky<\/a> addresses nation on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Russia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Russia<\/a>&#8216;s aggression, urges citizens not to panic <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pgn5O9Q16Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/Pgn5O9Q16Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ukrinform_News\/status\/1484107308787548169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDidn\u2019t the invasion start in 2014? Has the threat of war emerged just now? These risks have existed for more than a year, and they haven\u2019t increased,\u201d Zelensky&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.net\/rubric-polytics\/3388270-zelensky-addresses-nation-on-russias-aggression-urges-citizens-not-to-panic.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">asserted<\/a>. \u201cWhat has increased is the hype around them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeep your head calm and cool, remain confident in your strength, in your Army, in our Ukraine,\u201d Zelensky advised. \u201cDo not get anxious, react smartly to everything, not emotionally! With your head, not your heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Russian government responded to Biden\u2019s comments on Thursday by accusing him of preparing his own \u201cmilitary\u201d provocations and using Ukraine as a distraction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWestern and Ukrainian media outlets and officials have been increasingly engaged in rumors of Russia\u2019s pending invasion of Ukraine,\u201d Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/world\/1390797\">told<\/a> reporters during her daily briefing, according to the Russian news agency Tass. \u201cWe are certain that this crusade is aimed at creating an information cover-up for preparing their own large-scale provocations, including those of a military nature, that may have the most tragic consequences for regional and global security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge Western countries to halt the hostile anti-Russian media crusade, [stop] abetting Ukraine\u2019s militarization by dragging it into NATO and instead channel all efforts into prompting the Kyiv regime to honor the Minsk Accords and other international commitments,\u201d Zakharova asserted.<\/p>\n<p>Russia maintains it has no involvement in the Donbas war and that the conflict is a civil one between Ukrainians, contrary to extensive evidence of Russian support for the separatists in the region.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frances Martel on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1642505258913000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0__vJfgnkVvABX5lFlOsWH\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1642505258914000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2a4CpGkSU9bSEOSqqxDhjq\">Twitter.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday rejected comments made the day before by President Joe Biden that appeared dismissive of a potential Russian invasion of his country, affirming in a &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1227722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1227722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1227722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1227722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1227722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}