Zelensky says he'll visit Moscow 'on a rocket'
"On the Rocket" — that's how Zelenskyy answered the question of when he will come to Moscow. At the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, a propagandist from VGTRK, Valentin Bogdanov, attempted to ask Volodymyr Zelenskyy when he would visit Moscow.
Consensus
- Vladimir Zelensky made a statement about visiting Moscow during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
- Zelensky responded to a question from a Russian journalist, Valentin Bogdanov, asking when he would visit Moscow.
- Zelensky's response was 'on a rocket' (на ракете).
- The statement included non-censored language, which was reported as a swear word.
- The response was made in Russian.
- The journalist was from VГТРК (Russia-1), affiliated with Russian state media.
- The event occurred on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Points of divergence
- Margaret Simonyan, head of RT, compared Zelensky to Baron Münchhausen on a cannonball, calling him a 'baron on a cannonball' and criticizing his statement as absurd. — vesti
- Dmitry Peskov, Russian presidential spokesperson, commented on Zelensky's use of Russian with irony, praising his knowledge of the 'original Russian language.' — riamo
- Peskov stated that Zelensky could visit Moscow for negotiations and would be provided with security guarantees, but emphasized that talks should only happen after expert work is completed. — vedomosti
- Maria Zakharova, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said Zelensky's statement showed he had 'completely lost his mind.' — vm
- Yamolskaya stated that Zelensky's use of profanity in Russian confirms Ukraine remains a Russian-speaking country. — tg_tass_agency
- Zelensky initially ignored the journalist but eventually responded with 'on a rocket,' likely adding a swear word, which is difficult to discern from the recording. — meduza
- The journalist was described as a propagandist from VGTRK. — tg_astrapress
- The journalist was identified as Valentin Bogdanov from Russia-1. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (20 sources)
- Dzhabarov assessed chances of Zelenskyy coming to Moscow for negotiations — Вести
- Simonian commented on Zelensky's words about visiting Moscow on a rocket — Вести
- Peskov assessed Zelensky's knowledge of the Russian language with irony — РИАМО
- Peskov assessed Zelenskys knowledge of the Russian language — Ведомости
- Peskov joked about the Russian language of Zelenskyy after his words about flying on a rocket — Вечерняя Москва
- Zelenskyy's vulgar remark, in Russian promising a journalist to arrive in Moscow 'on a rocket', only confirms... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Peskov commented on Zelensky's knowledge of the Russian language — Вести
- Journalist McDonald joked about Peskov's response to Zelensky's words about a visit to Russia — Вечерняя Москва
- Zelensky declared he will visit Moscow 'on a rocket' and swore profanely — Вечерняя Москва
- «On a missile» — so Zelensky answered the question when he will come to Moscow On the sidelines of the General Assembly of the UN in New York pro... — ASTRA
- Zelensky is talking a lot now. Russia carefully monitors and takes into account what weapons or licenses for them Ukraine receives... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- "Rudeness": Sheremet commented on Zelenskyy's response to the question about a visit to Moscow — Вести
- Kornilov: Russia must seriously take the terrorist threat of Zelenskyy — Вести
- State Duma deputy Milovonov stated that air defense will intercept Zelensky on a rocket visit — РИАМО
- Profiler sees signs of stress in Zelensky's response to visit to Moscow — РИАМО
- Main news for this hour: — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Milov: Russian air defense will meet Zelensky on a rocket — Вести
- Milov commented on Zelensky's words about visiting Moscow 'on a rocket' — Вечерняя Москва
- Yampolska stated that Zelensky confirmed the Russian-speaking nature of Ukraine — Вести
- Peskov: Russia did not see in Zelenskyy's words a refusal to visit Moscow — Вечерняя Москва
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