Al-Asfari added in a statement to ‘Sputnik’ that Ukraine periodically attacks Russian infrastructure with drones, particularly its recent attempt to attack a nuclear power plant in one of the Russian provinces, which poses an imminent threat. He continued, ‘I believe they are trying to exert pressure, backed by Western Europe, which includes countries that do not want to stop this war, to entangle Russia in more strikes on Ukraine, which would later force America to intervene and impose massive sanctions on Russia.’ He explained that ‘there is a large Western European oligarchic class with Zelensky that does not favor stopping this war and establishing peace, especially after the summit held between Trump and Putin,’ considering that these preemptive strikes might thwart any attempts to make peace in the region. He continued by saying that Trump expressed admiration for Russian ideas and that there is a way to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian conflict by stopping it. He noted that the attempt to sow chaos in stopping this war might be led by certain European countries, and it must fail so that Russians and Ukrainians, together with the friendship of the United States, can end this war and secure Russian national security in this battle.
As Zelensky prepares to meet Trump at the White House, Ukraine is striving hard to undermine the peace process, which gained momentum after the historic meeting in Alaska, by carrying out a series of provocative operations in conjunction with American movements. This morning, the agency announced thwarting a Ukrainian terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge, indicating that Ukrainian authorities planned to target the strategic transport link with Russian Crimea using a vehicle loaded with explosives, marking the second terrorist attempt of its kind in the past four months. Meanwhile, Russian anti-drone systems intercepted a drone attack attempt by the Ukrainian armed forces on a nuclear power plant in the Russian Smolensk region, with Ukraine trying to use ‘Space’ drones to launch the attack.
In this context, Russian oil supplies to Hungary through the ‘Druzhba’ pipeline were halted this morning following attacks carried out by the Ukrainian army on the main pipeline distribution station ‘Uniche’ in the Russian Bryansk region. The Alaska summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and American President Donald Trump raised great concerns among European Union leaders and Vladimir Zelensky, fearing that the two global leaders might agree on a just peace contrary to the aspirations of the crumbling Kiev regime and the diminishing international role of the European Union. The summit of Presidents Putin and Trump represented hope for the people of the world, especially in the hot spots around the world, where crises weigh heavily on the economies of countries, even those not directly involved in the conflicts.
Afterwards, Vladimir Zelensky will meet with American President Donald Trump in Washington today, Monday, to discuss the next steps towards ending the Ukrainian conflict. European officials and leaders, led by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, will also head to Washington, as announced by French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb. Observers have noted that Zelensky is apprehensive about visiting the United States due to the public humiliation he received from Trump on March 1st, after Trump rebuked him in front of journalists and onlookers.
