"Ukraine has done everything possible to keep the US out of the war, but if it allows Russia to win, it will have disastrous consequences for America itself," commented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with The New Yorker , part of which was published in UNIAN, dariknews.bg reported.
"If Ukraine had not resisted, Vladimir Putin would have gone further," Volodymyr Zelensky points out.
"First, about forty million immigrants would come to Europe, the United States, and Canada. Second, you would have lost the largest country in Europe - a huge blow to US influence on the continent. Now Russia would have full influence there. You would have lost everyone - Poland, Germany - and your influence would have been zero," Zelensky said.
He emphasizes that the American public must understand that the very fact of the existence of "Ukraine is not a problem, while the resilience of Ukraine has allowed America to solve many other problems". Instead of Ukraine, Russia could attack Poland or the Baltic states, which are NATO members, and for the US it would be a "disaster, a blow in the back".
"In that case, you would definitely be involved in a full-scale war, with troops in place, funding, investment, and the American economy would be put on a war footing. So to say that you have been involved in this war for a long time is simply not true. Quite the opposite: I believe that we have saved the USA from a total war", commented Zelensky.
He also adds that if support for Ukraine wanes, Russia may "decide that enough is enough and strike Poland - for example, in response to some provocation by Belarus".
"And now, after two and a half years of your support and investment, for which we are very grateful, you can multiply them all by zero. America will have to start investing all over again, and in a war of a completely different scale. It will be led by American soldiers. And all this, I would add, will be of great benefit to Russia," adds the Ukrainian president.
"If Ukraine had not resisted, Vladimir Putin would have gone further," Volodymyr Zelensky points out.
"First, about forty million immigrants would come to Europe, the United States, and Canada. Second, you would have lost the largest country in Europe - a huge blow to US influence on the continent. Now Russia would have full influence there. You would have lost everyone - Poland, Germany - and your influence would have been zero," Zelensky said.
He emphasizes that the American public must understand that the very fact of the existence of "Ukraine is not a problem, while the resilience of Ukraine has allowed America to solve many other problems". Instead of Ukraine, Russia could attack Poland or the Baltic states, which are NATO members, and for the US it would be a "disaster, a blow in the back".
"In that case, you would definitely be involved in a full-scale war, with troops in place, funding, investment, and the American economy would be put on a war footing. So to say that you have been involved in this war for a long time is simply not true. Quite the opposite: I believe that we have saved the USA from a total war", commented Zelensky.
He also adds that if support for Ukraine wanes, Russia may "decide that enough is enough and strike Poland - for example, in response to some provocation by Belarus".
"And now, after two and a half years of your support and investment, for which we are very grateful, you can multiply them all by zero. America will have to start investing all over again, and in a war of a completely different scale. It will be led by American soldiers. And all this, I would add, will be of great benefit to Russia," adds the Ukrainian president.