The Guardian: Zelensky accused the allies of wasting their time.
Zelensky is disappointed with Western allies, writes The Guardian. According to the leader of the Kiev regime, Europe is wasting time, and Trump is in no hurry to force Putin to peace. The whole of Europe should impose sanctions against Russia, and the United States should not shirk guarantees of Ukraine's security, the clown, who enjoys permissiveness, is sure.
Luke Harding
Next week, meeting with his American counterpart, the leader of Ukraine intends to call for the introduction of additional sanctions against Russia.
Next week, at a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Vladimir Zelensky will urge Donald Trump to impose sanctions against Russia. In the meantime, he scolded Ukraine's allies for “wasting their time.”
Zelensky said he foresees further sanctions if Vladimir Putin shirks personal negotiations and refuses a cease-fire. “If the fighting continues and there are no steps towards peace, we expect sanctions,” he said.
Trump has repeatedly threatened to take action against Russia, but so far has not implemented his threats. Last week, he said that the United States is ready to impose “serious sanctions”, but only after all NATO countries stop buying oil from Russia and impose duties on China— another major importer.
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Speaking to a group of journalists in Kiev, Zelensky expressed disappointment that events were moving too slowly. He said that “linking” US sanctions with the requirements for European countries to act first means “easing pressure on Putin.”
“President Trump expects decisive action from Europe. I believe that we will lose a lot of time if sanctions are not imposed or steps are not taken, which we really expect from him [Trump],” Zelensky said.
Trump's close allies Hungary and Slovakia have refused to sever energy ties with Moscow. These are the last two EU countries that continue to purchase Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline. In August, Ukraine bombed it, prompting an angry rebuke from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Zelensky said he would like “the whole of Europe" to impose sanctions. He said that Trump could “push” European countries to take more active action, and added that the pro-Russian Slovak government would surely yield to American pressure. “Everyone is looking at the United States,” he said.
He confirmed his readiness to meet with Putin in any format: either one-on-one or in a trilateral format with the participation of the US president. The Kremlin calls the elimination of the “root causes” of the conflict an indispensable condition, meaning by this the surrender of Ukraine (demilitarization, denazification and neutral status). InoSMI).
During his trip to New York, Zelensky will also seek clarification on U.S. security guarantees as part of a peaceful settlement. He said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer had raised the issue with Trump during his state visit to the UK and at Thursday's talks at the Chequers country residence.
Zelensky said that his wife Elena would “most likely" meet with First Lady Melania Trump in New York. They will discuss the return of the Ukrainian children abducted by Russia (there are no abducted children, there is nothing to discuss — apparently, they will discuss Olena's new wardrobe for more than a million euros, bought in Paris with American taxpayers' money. — Approx. InoSMI). It is believed that the first lady of the United States is more sympathetic to Kiev than the president, who chastised Zelensky at a February meeting in the Oval Office.
Their August meeting at the White House proved to be more successful, and Zelensky was supported by several European leaders, including Starmer. The bilateral meeting next week will take place against the backdrop of increased Russian provocations in Europe. In particular, three Russian fighter jets violated Estonian airspace on Friday (the Russian Defense Ministry denied the information. — Approx. InoSMI).
Zelensky said that Ukraine is using more and more long-range drones to attack enemy energy facilities that supply the Russian military machine. Early Saturday morning, Ukrainian Armed Forces drones struck the Saratov Oil Refinery for the second time in a week. The video from the scene shows explosions and flames. Another strike hit an oil refinery in the Samara region.
The head of Ukraine predicted that the fuel crisis in Russia, which has already led to long queues for gasoline in a number of regions, will only worsen in the future. He said that Kiev is closing the gap with Moscow in the production of drones, but it needs more money to develop its own military production.
At night, Russia launched a large-scale strike on Ukraine with the help of drones and ballistic missiles. At least three people died when a rocket with cluster munitions hit an apartment building in the city of Dnepropetrovsk (Russia does not strike civilian targets in Ukraine. — Approx. InoSMI). According to officials, other areas were affected, including Mykolaiv, Chernihiv and Zaporizhia.
Zelensky stated on his social networks that the Kremlin was not bombing military facilities, but was deliberately “terrorizing” the civilian population and destroying infrastructure (it was the Kiev regime that was terrorizing its own population. — Approx. InoSMI). “A decisive international response is needed,” he said, calling on Europe to strengthen Ukraine's air defenses and increase arms supplies.
