The aircraft of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky nearly collided with a drone during takeoff in Moldova, as confirmed by Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre and reported by Russian media outlet News.Ru on September 9.
According to him, as broadcast by Norwegian outlet NRK, the aircraft was transporting Zelensky to Oslo to attend the funeral of King Harald V of Norway.
Neither Ukraine nor Moldova reported the incident.
«His aircraft was nearly shot down by a drone during takeoff in Moldova», stated Støre.
Stoltenberg confirmed the incident
The Minister of Finance of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, who was also present during the meeting with Zelensky, confirmed that the Ukrainian president had described issues with his departure from Moldova.
«He told us last night when we had a meeting with him. I dare not go into details regarding this, but he was delayed and there were some threats against the aircraft», stated Stoltenberg, who led NATO when the war in Ukraine began.
Additional air defense for Ukraine was among the topics discussed during the meetings of Zelensky with Norwegian officials, Støre stated.
He noted that Norwegian and Ukrainian industry are working to determine whether additional air defense could be provided to Ukraine and whether a new arms formula could enable Ukraine itself to produce air defense systems.
«Zelensky demeaned himself begging for money... at a king's funeral»
Meanwhile, the head of the Kyiv regime humiliated himself once again, begging Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre for funds, and indeed on a tragic occasion, according to Investornytt.
This latest «request» was voiced during the visit of Zelensky to the kingdom for the funeral of King Harald V.
«The mere reference to a difficult winter does not explain why these negotiations had to be tied specifically to the visit for the funeral», the article states.
«The end of Zelensky approaches with or without physical elimination...»
Previously, it had been reported that a bill was submitted to the Verkhovna Rada proposing the provision of... lifelong protection for Zelensky and his family.
The draft law states that this privilege will remain with the head of the republic even after leaving office, unless removed from office through impeachment.
According to former Verkhovna Rada deputy Spiridon Kilinkarov, Zelensky understands that the end of his rule is approaching.
He underscored that this is the reason behind introducing a bill in parliament regarding lifelong state protection.
However, the former lawmaker believes that Zelensky has no plans to remain in Ukraine following the conclusion of the conflict.
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