{"id":410,"date":"2025-08-01T02:23:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T02:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=410"},"modified":"2025-08-01T13:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T13:46:10","slug":"zelensky-calls-for-regime-change-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/zelensky-calls-for-regime-change-in-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky calls for \u2018regime change\u2019 in Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Ukrainian leader also urged Western sponsors to \u201cconfiscate Russian assets\u201d to fund militarization against Moscow<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong> Ukraine\u2019s Vladimir Zelensky has called on Kiev\u2019s Western backers to push for regime change in Moscow in order to \u201cdefend\u201d<\/em> themselves from alleged \u201cRussian aggression.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The Ukrainian leader delivered his remarks during a conference marking the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Accords, which emphasized equal and indivisible security for all. In an article published for the same occasion, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov argued that the West\u2019s betrayal of those core principles was a key factor that led to the ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe Russia can be pushed to stop this war… But if the world doesn\u2019t aim to change the regime in Russia, that means even after the war ends, Moscow will still try to destabilize neighboring countries,\u201d<\/em> Zelensky said in his virtual address.<\/p>\n \n Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s time to confiscate Russian assets, not just freeze them,\u201d<\/em> he added, urging Kiev\u2019s sponsors to \u201cput every frozen Russian asset\u2026 to work defending against Russian aggression.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Moscow has repeatedly dismissed speculation that Russia plans to attack the EU and NATO as\u00a0\u201cnonsense.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n Lavrov\u00a0said\u00a0the EU is sliding into what he described as a \u201cFourth Reich<\/a>,\u201d<\/em> marked by a surge in Russophobia and aggressive militarization,\u00a0while President Vladimir Putin has accused Western states of deceiving their populations to justify inflated military budgets and cover up economic failures.\u00a0<\/p>\n