{"id":1364983,"date":"2022-03-08T13:41:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T18:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1364983"},"modified":"2022-03-08T13:41:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T18:41:09","slug":"the-instagram-war-zelensky-reveals-location-in-selfie-video-declares-he-is-not-hiding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-instagram-war-zelensky-reveals-location-in-selfie-video-declares-he-is-not-hiding\/","title":{"rendered":"The Instagram War: Zelensky Reveals Location in Selfie Video, Declares He Is &#039;Not Hiding&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fthe-instagram-war-zelensky-reveals-location-in-selfie-video-declares-he-is-not-hiding%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=1364983&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--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky published a video on Instagram Monday night revealing that he remained in his presidential offices, using his cell phone to record the streets outside and declaring he would not go into hiding amid the ongoing war with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky published a similar video on Tuesday morning appearing to stand outside in Kyiv, again asserting that he would not flee the country.<\/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>Russian leader Vladimir Putin invaded and colonized parts of eastern Ukraine in 2014. In late February, he announced he would expand the eight-year-old occupation of the country towards the capital in an attempt to \u201cde-Nazify\u201d Ukraine by ousting Zelensky. Russian officials have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/clips\/2022\/03\/03\/russian-fm-sergey-lavrov-ukraines-zelensky-a-neo-nazi-president\/\">branded<\/a> Zelensky a \u201cneo-Nazi president\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/24\/how-can-i-be-a-nazi-zelenskyys-direct-appeal-to-russians-before-ukraine-attack\/\">despite<\/a> being Jewish and having lost family in the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<p>Since the onslaught against Ukraine began, Zelensky \u2013 whose background before politics consisted of acting and television production \u2013 has taken to social media to present an image of unified resistance to Russian aggression. Ukraine\u2019s social media arms regularly publish unverified content showing alleged combatants <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArmedForcesUkr\/status\/1500893026272661506\">threatening<\/a> to kill Russians, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/02\/27\/ukrainian-civilians-make-molotov-cocktails-to-fight-russia\/\">instructions<\/a> on how to make Molotov cocktails, and civilians allegedly confronting Russian soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky\u2019s personal accounts have regularly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/02\/26\/im-still-here-ukraine-president-zelensky-defies-biden-admins-call-for-him-to-flee-kyiv\/\">published<\/a> \u201cselfie\u201d videos to combat rumors that he has fled the country and given up on fighting Russia, sometimes including senior officials in an attempt to show that he was not alone.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m staying in Kyiv \u2026 on Bankova Street,\u201d Zelensky said in his latest video, filming out the window to show the street across from the presidential palace, recognizable to Ukrainian viewers. Zelensky then walks over to his presidential desk to deliver an address, asserting he was \u201cnot hiding, and \u2026 not afraid of anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur office, Monday. You know we used to say Monday is a hard day. There is a war in our country, so every day is Monday,\u201d Zelensky lamented, according to his government\u2019s translation. \u201cAnd now we are used to the fact that every day and every night are like that. \u2026 I am in Kyiv. My team is with me. \u2026 We are not afraid of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/Ca0hYyrIlIj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a second video on Tuesday night, Zelensky appears at street level outside.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/Ca1p6regkYP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Multiple reports since the full-scale invasion began in February have <a href=\"https:\/\/english.pravda.ru\/news\/world\/150580-zelensky_flees\/\">claimed<\/a> that Zelensky fled to Poland and has lied to Ukrainians about his presence in the capital. Many of those reports originated in Russian media arms and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presstv.ir\/Detail\/2022\/03\/04\/677980\/Zelensky-fled-to-Poland-and-is--hiding-in-US-embassy%E2%80%99\">propagated<\/a> to the state outlets of friendly countries like Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian government has largely abstained from similar social media efforts, instead using official government news sites like Tass, RT, and Sputnik to share its perspective on the war. Unlike Ukrainian media, where Zelensky takes a leading role as a regular source of news, Putin has kept a much lower profile. Zelensky appears to be the central figure in many Russian media reports, as well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>On Tuesday, RT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/russia\/551467-zelensky-donbass-republics-compromises\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">published<\/a> a report, contrary to statements Zelensky made in his social media videos, that the Ukrainian head of state was seeking \u201ccompromise\u201d with Russia. The report was based on an interview with ABC News which, in the West, was largely reported highlighting Zelensky\u2019s personal appeal for dialogue with Putin directly. RT highlighted instead Zelensky stating, \u201cwe can discuss this and find a compromise on how these occupied territories and these republics can exist. What\u2019s important for me is how people who want to be a part of Ukraine will live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Instead of content centered around Putin, outlets like Sputnik also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/20220308\/kiev-caused-humanitarian-disaster-in-ukrainian-cities---russian-coordination-hq-1093676086.html\">accuse<\/a> Ukraine of human rights abuses and circulate conspiracy theories <a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/20220308\/china-demands-answers-from-us-over-russian-revelations-about-military-biolabs-in-ukraine-1093687778.html\">claiming<\/a> the United States was conducting dangerous bioweapons research in Ukraine, which Putin himself did not use as justification for attacking the country.<\/p>\n<p>In an apparent attempt to keep the Ukrainian content from influencing public opinion in Russia, Moscow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/ukraine-dominates-social-media-info-war-with-russia\/\">banned<\/a> Facebook from the country during the war and has severely limited access to Twitter. Zelensky, in turn,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/2\/5\/ukraines-president-bans-pro-russian-networks-risking-support\">banned<\/a>\u00a0three allegedly pro-Russian television networks from broadcasting in Ukraine in February. He has also not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.net\/rubric-society\/2754465-zelensky-team-doesnt-want-to-lift-ban-on-russian-social-networks.html\">moved<\/a> to lift a ban on Russian social media networks implemented by predecessor Petro Poroshenko.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has one major English-language news site: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.net\/\">Ukrinform<\/a>, which offers a service more similar to Tass than RT and Sputnik. Tass focuses largely on republishing comments from top Kremlin officials, including ministers and presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. Ukrinform\u00a0has published multiple articles between Monday and Tuesday accusing Russians of war crimes and claiming the Ukrainian military is succeeding in stalling the Russian invasion. Among the crimes Ukrinform attributed to Russian soldiers on Monday were an attack on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.net\/rubric-ato\/3423868-invaders-shoot-bus-with-orphanage-educatresses-on-kirovohrad-highway.html\">school bus<\/a>, a school <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.net\/rubric-ato\/3423921-russian-missile-hit-school-stadium-in-dnipropetrovsk-region.html\">stadium<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.net\/rubric-ato\/3423811-russians-fire-on-hospital-in-izium-patients-working-their-way-out-of-rubble.html\">hospital<\/a>, and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.net\/rubric-ato\/3423840-russian-soldiers-kill-two-people-who-came-to-feed-animals-in-kharkiv-ecopark.html\">ecopark<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frances Martel on\u00a0<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\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1646741052292000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3Jkadm_idMfRvYD7Dxb3RK\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1646741052292000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0YtInSFC5lkse_UNb1Eg2K\">Twitter.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky published a video on Instagram Monday night revealing that he remained in his presidential offices, using his cell phone to record the streets outside and declaring<\/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-1364983","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\/1364983","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=1364983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1364983\/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=1364983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1364983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1364983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}