While we may disagree on politics, I think all freedom loving people should enjoy these images.
Nice poke in the eye for Putin, who said this is Russian territory 'forever'...
"This is Russian territory," says Kremlin after Zelensky visits KhersonFrom CNN's Anna Chernova
 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in central Kherson, Ukraine, on November 14. (President of Ukraine)
Asked to comment on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to the formerly Russian-occupied city of Kherson on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the city was "Russian territory."
"No comment. This is Russian territory," Peskov said Monday during a regular call with reporters.
Some context: Ukrainian forces swept into the city of Kherson on Friday as the Russian military withdrew from the west bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region.
Elated civilians who had survived months of Russian occupation descended on Kherson’s central square, hugging newly arrived Ukrainian soldiers, snapping selfies with them, and waving Ukrainian flags.
The withdrawal delivered a major victory to Kyiv and marked one of the biggest setbacks for Russian President Vladimir Putin since his invasion began.
Zelensky visits newly-retaken Kherson city, says "we are going forward"
 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, center left, visits Kherson, Ukraine, on November 14. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the formerly Russian-occupied city of Kherson on Monday.
In a video circulating on Telegram, Zelensky told a group of reporters that he thought it was necessary to visit the city.
“The military takes risks every day, journalists take risks,” he said. “I think it is necessary to be here and talk about Kherson residents, to support people. To make them feel that we are not only talking about it, but we are really returning, really raising our flag.”
“I would also like, in a human way, to get the emotion, the energy from people. It is motivating.”
Zelensky said that “peace for our country is all our country, all our territory.”
“We are step by step coming to our country, to all the temporarily occupied territories,” he told the media during an unannounced visit to the city. “And of course it’s a pity, but it’s a long way, a difficult way, because this war took the best heroes of our country.”
“We are going forward. We are ready for peace. But our peace for our country is all our country, all our territory," added Zelensky.
"We respect the law and respect sovereignty of all the countries. But now we are speaking about our country. That’s why we are fighting against Russian aggression.”
Some context: Crowds have been celebrating the liberation of Kherson city after Ukrainian forces swept into the regional capital and Russian troops retreated to the east on Friday.
But life remains far from normal, with authorities warning residents to be wary of explosives littering the city, and Russian forces still nearby — just across the strategically important Dnipro River. |
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