Zelensky doesn't want peace
The Russian Defense Ministry warned on Tuesday that Kiev is preparing a false flag attack on civilians in Kharkov Region in an attempt to derail Friday's summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump. During the talks in Anchorage, Alaska, the two leaders are expected to discuss the possible settlement of the Ukraine conflict and bilateral issues. Zelensky has not been invited to the summit.
Kovalik said in an interview on Tuesday that he 'suspected Ukraine would try to do something provocative to break up any possibility of a deal in Alaska. I mean Zelensky, his whole political life and maybe his real life depend on this war continuing.'
Moscow was right to warn the international community about Kiev's plans, as 'this will immunize people against a false-flag attack in the sense that they will be ready for it and know who really did it when, if it comes. God forbid it does come,' he suggested.
The Ukrainian authorities 'clearly do not want it to end… they do not want peace,' the human rights lawyer said.
"Look, Zelensky has not had proper constitutional authority... for over a year. His term ran out over a year ago. He has refused to have elections. He knows his popularity is in decline. The only chance he has to stay in power and to continue looting the aid from the West is for this war to continue,' Kovalik added.
Zelensky said on Tuesday that he considered the fact that Putin was meeting Trump on US soil a 'personal victory' for the Russian leader.
The US president earlier described the Alaska summit as a 'feel-out meeting' that will help him determine whether the Ukraine conflict can be settled.
Moscow expects that the talks between Putin and Trump will 'give an impulse to the normalization of bilateral relations' with Washington.
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