Zelenskyy said that Putin is interested in prolonging the conflict between the U.S. and Iran
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on July 31 that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is interested in prolonging the confrontation between the U.S. and Iran as long as possible. According to him, a protracted conflict in the Middle East could serve the Kremlin’s interests by diverting the international community’s attention and placing additional strain on the global security situation.
As the head of state explained, he has access to Ukrainian intelligence data on the mood within the Kremlin. It has thus become known that Putin is indeed pleased with the continuation of the war in the Middle East.
According to Zelenskyy, the conflict between the U.S. and Iran is distracting President Donald Trump from efforts aimed at ending the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Despite this, the Ukrainian leader does not know for certain whether the White House chief is aware of the Kremlin leader’s intentions.
“You know, take a look at this. Russia supplied drones to Iran. Iran used these drones to attack countries in the Middle East and Israel. That’s the truth. The wreckage of the downed drones contains Russian components. Everyone has seen this. There’s video footage to prove it,” Zelenskyy emphasized.
Incidentally, the Ukrainian president has already conveyed this information to Donald Trump. However, Trump stated that he intends to get to the bottom of the matter during his talks with Putin.
“I’ll ask Putin about this. It didn’t have much of an impact, because we blew them to smithereens. Venezuela had all Russian equipment. And how did that work out?” Trump responded to Zelenskyy’s statement.
Source: Fox News
On July 29, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced new results from strikes on Russian facilities used to support and prolong the war against Ukraine.
SBU drones struck the Lukoil oil refinery in Perm, more than 1,500 km from Ukraine.
As a reminder, on the night of July 29, the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out strikes on a number of military and infrastructure targets on the territory of Russia and in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Among the targets struck were the Ryazan oil refinery, a base for Russian Black Sea Fleet vessels, a radar station, and military logistics facilities.
