Defiant Volodymyr Zelenskyy vows to fight ‘beast’ Putin and warns NATO Russian tyrant will want ‘more’ if Ukraine falls

UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed in a video message to fight Vladimir Putin, warning that the Russian President will want “more” if Ukraine falls.

Zelenskyy repeated his plea for the US and other countries to clear the way for Soviet-era fighter aircraft for his military and to enforce a no-fly zone over the country. 

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In an exclusive interview with David Muir, Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia will want ‘more’ if Ukraine falls[/caption]

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NATO has rejected requests for a no-fly zone, fearing that a war with Russia would be at risk[/caption]

In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Zelenskyy said via a government interpreter that Ukraine lacks air supremacy and that he shared this information with President Joe Biden during a phone call Monday.

Biden and other world leaders said that creating a no-fly zone would require allies to shoot down Russian planes, but Zelenskyy expressed that Russian missiles are striking civilian infrastructure.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has rejected requests for the no-fly zone, saying that a war with Russia would be at risk.

Zelenskyy warns that Putin won’t stop at Ukraine and would threaten other democratic countries.

“We are a place in Europe, a place of freedom, a zone of freedom,” he said. “When the limits of rights and freedoms are being violated and stepped on, then you have to protect us. Because we will come first, you will come second.”

Despite being offered safe passage out of Ukraine, Zelenskyy has said that he would remain as he is the democratically elected leader of the country.

“I’m sure Ukrainians are prepared to stand against Russia for their entire lives,” he said, discussing the civilians who have fought against Russian forces.

“We will endure, and even if they come into all our cities, there will be insurgency, insurgent war,” he said. “No one will give away our independence.”

Zelenskyy addressed the US while speaking in English, commenting that while Americans speak of freedom, the example of Ukrainians resisting Russian forces shows the meaning of freedom.

“We are not far from you,” he said. “If you see, and if you understand how we feel…how we fight against all the enemies for our freedom, support us.”

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Despite being offered safe passage out of Ukraine, Zelenskyy has said that he would remain in the country[/caption]

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‘I’m sure Ukrainians are prepared to stand against Russia for their entire lives,’ said Zelenskyy[/caption]