Putin lives in different reality: Zelenskyy on Russia's claims at Abu Dhabi talks
Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (president.gov.ua)
Russia's delegation at the talks in Abu Dhabi claimed battlefield successes that had nothing to do with reality, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a briefing.
"The Russians think that they occupied half of the territory of Donbas, which we control. Half, it's not like one village. It was military people, intelligence from the Russian side, and they spoke very seriously about it," he said.
According to Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian delegation was surprised by how such information could be presented when there are many ways to verify it.
"Putin lives in a different information, it's a different reality," Zelenskyy noted.
He added that this was why the Russian leader tells the Americans that he needs just one, two or three months to occupy the entire eastern part of Ukraine.
Recently, Russia's military command reported to Russian leader Vladimir Putin that Russian forces had captured Dobropillia.
However, it later turned out that this was false. In particular, the claim was refuted by Presidential Office Head Kyrylo Budanov.
