Ukraine: Zelensky Celebrates Joke ‘We’re Getting Invaded’ HolidayFrances Martel 16 Feb 2022
President Volodymyr Zelensky presided over a flag-raising ceremony and headed off to the war-torn Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on Wednesday to celebrate the “Day of Unity,” a holiday he created this week in response to anonymous reports that the Russian military had chosen the date to invade.
Zelensky’s announcement on Monday that he had declared the day a holiday – celebrated with a pay raise for soldiers, Ukrainian flag rallies, and other patriotic events – triggered international panic and temporarily hurt global markets, as corporate news outlets reported his speech as a serious declaration that Russia would definitely invade Ukraine this week. The poor reporting forced the Ukrainian presidential office to issue a clarification that Zelensky declaring that the Russians would invade on Wednesday was “irony” and a reference to anonymous media reports. Zelensky, a professional comic before becoming president, has repeatedly confused corporate media by using humor.
“We are told that February 16 will be the day of the attack. We will make it the Day of Unity,” Zelensky said in a national address on Monday. “The relevant decree has already been signed. On this day, we will hoist national flags, put on blue and yellow ribbons and show the world our unity.”
While the announcement of the attack was a joke, the patriotism on display on Wednesday was not. Ukrainians took to the streets in their blue and yellow national colors and embraced the theme of sovereign unity in response to Zelensky’s call.
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