"Ready to accept the surrender of the Russian Federation." As Reznikov replied to Shoigu's offer to surrender in the early days of the invasion

Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov said that in the first days of a full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine he was given a message from the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoiga with a proposal for surrender. In an interview with The Washington Post, he stated that he was one of the leaders who did not believe in approaching a full -scale invasion.

On February 22, Reznikov spoke with his phone with his colleague with Belarus Viktor Khrenin, who promised that Russian troops from Belarus would not invade, giving the word of the officer. Video of the Day "And he lied," the Ukrainian minister said. Two days after the invasion of Reznikov and Khrenin, they spoke again on the phone. The Belarusian Minister said that he transfers his Russian colleague Sergei Shoig: if Ukraine signs an act of surrender, the invasion will stop.

Reznikov said he replied: "I am ready to accept surrender from the Russian side. " On February 24, the Russian army invaded the territory of Ukraine. The offensive on Kyiv began with the territory of Belarus. According to NSDC Secretary Alexei Danilov, the offensive of the Russian troops from the territory of Belarus was a surprise for Ukraine.