Zelensky, who has been trying for weeks to tamp down warnings from the US and its allies of an imminent Russian attack, acknowledged in an address that Ukraine has been hit by information and economic attacks and that an “alien army” has gathered on the country’s borders.
“We are being threatened by a great war, and the date of the invasion has been appointed,” he said, referring to comments from Biden administration officials that an attack could take place sometime this week.