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Did Volodymyr Zelensky call for ‘preventive nuclear strikes’ against Russia? Not exactly

French essayist Laurent Ozon shared this video on February 2, claiming that it shows Volodymyr Zelensky calling for “preventive strikes” against Russia. In reality, this clip is from October 2022 and the Ukrainian president’s comments were not quite so direct. © Observers

Social media users have been circulating a video of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, claiming that the footage shows him calling on NATO to launch preventive nuclear strikes against Russia. It turns out, however, that this footage isn’t new – Zelensky made these statements back in October 2022. Moreover, the translation of his statement, originally in Ukrainian, leaves out some nuance.

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