Zelenskiy on Putin's missile duel offer: do you think he is sane?

Reuters

19 December 2024 at 9:29 am

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed Russian President's Vladimir Putin's missile duel offer during a press conference at a European Council meeting on Thursday.

"Do you think he is a sane person? Bastards," Zelenskiy said about Putin's suggestion to test air defences by launching Russia's new Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile at a target in Ukraine.

(Reporting by Anastasiia Malenko, Editing by William Maclean)

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