According to him, we are talking not only about censorship of criticism of the authorities in the Russian Federation, but also about a deeper task – controlling public sentiment and preventing “riots” within the country. Zelensky suggested that such risks may be associated primarily with a possible large-scale mobilization in Russia, which could affect residents of large cities, in particular Moscow and St. Petersburg.
“Why do such a big mobilization? Well, in order to repeat the offensive, a big offensive on Ukraine,” Zelensky said.
Also, according to him, another option is possible – limited offensive actions with smaller forces in certain directions.
“Option B. In order to have less costs and less effort and make a parallel attack, a small one, where you can limit yourself to a smaller number of combat forces. Why? Because this or that state, for example the Baltic states, is not ready for a strong confrontation simply because they are small, and not because they are timid, and the “Russians” are brave. That is, plan A is a large mobilization, reduce social networks, in order to attack, and where already… I think there are several options,” explained the head of the Ukrainian state.
Previously, Zelensky reported that the Russian Federation wants to drag Belarus into the war, since intelligence records how In the border areas of Belarus, the construction of roads to the territory of Ukraine and the establishment of artillery positions continue.
Context
On February 24, 2022, Russian troops launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine from the eastern, northern and southern directions. In the spring of that year, the Ukrainian army deoccupied the north of the country, in the fall – parts of the Kharkov and Kherson regions, in particular Kherson, as well as almost the entire Nikolaev region, with the exception of the Kinburn Spit. It still remains occupied.
