Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky did not give many details to back up his allegation but pointed to a suspected role of the nation’s richest oligarch.
Stocks sank Friday, with the Dow briefly falling more than 1,000 points, as a new coronavirus variant appeared to be spreading across the globe.
“I am outraged by the spread of this lie, no matter what the President’s motives are,” Akhmetov said in a statement, relayed to the Associated Press by spokeswoman Anna Terekhova. Fesenko called Zelensky’s reference to Akhmetov in connection with the alleged coup “a pre-emptive signal” for the oligarch not to get in involved in “risky political ventures, cross the ‘red lines’ and negotiate with Moscow.”
Zelensky said Ukraine has full control of its borders and is ready for any escalation of the conflict with Russia. But he noted that the media are engaged in fearmongering over the possibility of such a conflict.
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