In fresh days, experts from the U.S. Institute for War Studies (ISW) have assessed that Russia is trying to harm negotiations conducted by the United States with Ukraine. According to the ISW analysis, the Kremlin uses the communicative of Ukrainian attacks and fighting in Russia to justify the rejection of peace negotiations with Ukraine before interior Russian recipients, and besides to proceed the war.
On the night of Thursday to Friday, a fire broke out at a gas measuring station in Suja in the Kursk region of Russia. Ukrainian media reported that the Russians had accused Ukraine of hitting the station, which was intended to break the ceasefire on attacks on energy infrastructure facilities. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine assured that his troops had nothing to do with hitting a measuring station.
This is part of the run to discredit our country, as stressed in the Communication. Andrij Jermak, head of the office of the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski, stated that Russia's attempts to deceive the global community with alleged ceasefire would not work.
According to American think tank experts, The Kremlin uses the ongoing ceasefire negotiations "as a weapon" and deliberately alters the position and conditions of the future truce agreement to hold and undermine the sense of talks aimed at ending the war.
The ISW late estimated that the Kremlin was planning to fill accusations against Ukrainian forces about alleged war crimes in the Russian Kursk Oblast to discredit the Ukrainian army, weaken western support for Ukraine and harm talks about the truce. Think tank from Washington reminds in its reports that Moscow has been utilizing this maneuver from the beginning of a full-sized invasion, attempting to divert attention from the actions of Russia, whose army has committed many crimes.
Now the Kremlin may effort to falsely accuse Ukraine of allegedly creating a threat to Russian atomic power plants, which is why it would be a dangerous admin of the Zaporoza atomic Power Plant, occupied since 2022 by Russia. Moscow may want to harm talks between the US and Ukraine in this way – the ISW believes.
According to the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski, U.S. leader Donald Trump was curious in the telephone conversation of the Zaporoska atomic Power Plant and the possible U.S. participation in its reconstruction. Issues concerning the supply of electricity to Ukraine and the future of Ukrainian atomic power plants Trump and Zelenski were expected to discuss last Wednesday.
In this context, Russian tactics can be seen as an effort to exert force on Ukraine and weaken its position in negotiations. At the same time, the Ukrainian army and government of Ukraine must be highly vigilant towards Russian actions in order to avoid further escalation of the conflict.
It is worth noting that the Russian activities around the Zaporoza atomic Power Plant are highly dangerous and can endanger the safety of Europe and the full world. Therefore, the global community must powerfully and unanimously condemn Russian action and support Ukraine in its fight for freedom and independence.
In this context, the latest figures show that over 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died in the war against Russia since February 2022. Additionally, more than 5,000 civilians were killed and more than 10,000 injured. These figures are frightening and show that Russian aggression has tragic consequences for the Ukrainian people.
At the same time, the Russian economy is besides suffering from sanctions imposed by western states. Russian GDP fell by more than 10% in 2022 and inflation reached more than 20%. These data show that the Russian economy is highly delicate to Western sanctions and must be highly vigilanced against further escalations of the conflict.
In conclusion, the Russian tactics around the truce negotiations are highly dangerous and could endanger the safety of Europe and the full world. Therefore, the global community must powerfully and unanimously condemn Russian action and support Ukraine in its fight for freedom and independence.
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