Russia on Saturday termed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s go to to Washington as a “full failure” and accused him of being “obsessive about persevering with the struggle” within the area.
“The go to of the pinnacle of the neo-Nazi regime, V Zelensky, to Washington on February 28 is a whole political and diplomatic failure of the Kyiv regime,” Russian overseas ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova mentioned in a press release.
She mentioned that Russia’s targets in Ukraine remained unchanged after Zelensky’s journey to Washington, reported AFP.
“Russia’s unchanging targets stay the demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine, in addition to the popularity of the prevailing realities on the bottom,” the overseas ministry spokeswoman mentioned, in accordance with Reuters.
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Russia’s remarks come a day after Zelensky departed from the White Home after an astonishing heated public alternate with US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on the Oval Workplace.
The sudden confrontation additionally led to the cancellation of Zelensky’s remaining conferences and a joint press convention with President Trump on the White Home.
The unprecedented showdown additionally left the way forward for the US-Ukraine relationship and Kyiv’s means to defend itself within the brutal battle with Russia in jeopardy.
“You both make a deal or we’re out,” a visibly upset Trump advised Zelensky, underscoring the American chief’s plans to dictate a swift finish to the struggle between Ukraine and Russia.
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Trump later took to Fact Social after the assembly to accuse Zelensky of “disrespecting” the USA.
“I’ve decided that President Zelensky isn’t prepared for Peace if America is concerned,” he wrote, utilizing an alternate spelling of the chief’s title. “He can come again when he’s prepared for Peace.”
Regardless of the conflict, Zelensky later advised Fox Information that he believed that “in fact” relations with the US could possibly be repaired. He, nonetheless, refused to apologise.
