“I don’t want to get involved in political disputes, especially in the current situation,” Vitali Klitschko said in a video posted on Telegram.
Kyiv’s mayor, former boxing champion Vitali Klitschko, has hit back at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s criticism of measures to help the capital’s residents cope with power outages, calling the arguments “pointless” amid the Russian invasion .
Tens of thousands of residents of the Ukrainian capital are still without electricity after the Russian attacks, according to local authorities. About 130,000 people in Kyiv, which has a population of about 3 million, are still experiencing problems, Kiev’s military administration said on Saturday, adding that network repairs are expected to be completed within the next 24 hours.
Klitschko said 430 “warming centers” are helping residents cope with the effects of Russian attacks on power plants, and more than 100 are planned in case of extreme conditions. President Zelensky said last week that there were many complaints about measures adopted in the capital.
“I don’t want to get involved in political disputes, especially in the current situation,” Klitschko said in a video posted on Telegram.
“This is meaningless. I have things to do in town.”
Klitschko, who had clashed numerous times with Zelenskiy before the Russian invasion, said allies of the president had engaged in “misrepresentations” about the city’s efforts, including “incomprehensible photos” posted online.
“To put it mildly, this is not nice. Neither for the Ukrainians nor for our foreign partners,” Klitschko said. “Today, more than ever, everyone must come together and work together. And here we have some kind of political games.”
Zelensky last week referred to “invincible centers” to be set up across Ukraine to provide free 24-hour electricity, heating, water, internet and a pharmacy
In his late-night video speech on Friday, Zelensky said the mayor of Kyiv had not done enough to help the capital’s residents.
“To put it mildly, more work is needed,” the Ukrainian president said.
Zelenskiy was elected overwhelmingly in 2019, five years after Klitschko first took office. Before the war, the two political leaders had clashed over the way the capital and its services were run.
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