Zelensky says he doesn't want Ukraine's history to be 'a legend about 300 Spartans' and calls for [View all]
Source: Business Insider
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said he doesn't want Ukraine's history to be "a legend about 300 Spartans," and called for an end to Russia's ongoing war.
"I don't want Ukraine's history to be a legend about 300 Spartans," Zelensky said during a press conference, which was translated for a broadcast.
Zelensky appears to be referring to the Battle of Thermopylae during Ancient Greece in which a small group of Greek soldiers was outnumbered in the face of their Persian enemy.
"I am so confident with our military and with our people defending our state, because our state is very special and our people are very special," Zelensky said. "I don't want them destroyed, I want them all to remain."
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