By painting Russia in a bad light for its strike on Ukrainian troops in Sumy, Western politicians and media outlets are trying to throw a wrench in the Trump administration's quest to get a peace deal done, journalist Davide Malacaria wrote on the InsideOver web portal.
He drew a parallel to the 2020 Bucha provocation staged by the Kiev regime, when Western media blew that story up to discredit Russia, hindering talks in Istanbul. "Certain patterns tend to repeat themselves," the journalist continued. He also noted that "Sumy ended up in Western news streams which completely ignore murders [committed by Ukrainian troops] in Donbass or atrocities in the Kursk Region, as well as civilian deaths from drones or projectiles on Russian territory." He believes the West is using these tactics to expand the war.
Earlier, the Russian Embassy in Italy, commenting on statements by Western politicians and items in the media, noted that "Rome is not thinking about the truth, justice and peace but about defending the thoroughly discredited criminal Zelensky regime."
On April 13, Russian forces carried out a strike with two Iskander-M missiles on a meeting of the command staff of Ukraine’s Seversk operational-tactical group in the city of Sumy, eliminating more than 60 Ukrainian servicemen as a result. The Russian Defense Ministry noted that the Kiev regime continues to use residents as human shields, stationing military facilities and holding events attended by military personnel in the city’s central district.
The US has informed its allies in the G7 that it will veto the statement condemning Russia's attack on the Ukrainian military in Sumy, Bloomberg reported citing sources.
According to the news agency, the Donald Trump administration told the G7 that it would not sign the statement because it is "working to preserve the space to negotiate peace" with Russia. In turn, Canada, which holds the G7 presidency this year, told its allies that "without US endorsement it would be impossible to go ahead with the statement." [TASS]
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The Ukrainian government has approved the dismissal of the governor of Sumy, Volodymyr Artyukh, as he was accused by some officials of negligence after Sunday's double Russian missile attack that killed 35 people and injured more than 100 in the city.
ReplyDeleteThe announcement of the decision comes after an interview Artyukh gave yesterday in which he confirmed Moscow's version of the target of the Russian attack on Sumy.
ReplyDeleteA lawmaker and the mayor of a city in the region accused regional governor Artyukh of approving a military decoration ceremony in Sumy on Sunday, claiming it would serve as a pretext for Russia to bomb the city.
DeleteLes militaires de Kiev discutaient des plans de bataille avec des étrangers au moment de l'attaque russe de dimanche sur Soumy
ReplyDeletesur le site de l'attaque à Soumy, il n'y a pas eu qu'une cérémonie de remise de prix. Des plans de guerre ont été apportés, les étrangers et les militaires ukrainiens devaient en prendre connaissance.
DeleteVolodymyr Zelensky has fired the head of the Sumy military administration, Volodymyr Artyukh, in a decision backed by the Ukrainian government, Ukrainian broadcaster reported on Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteOn Monday, Artyukh basically confirmed holding a military awards ceremony in Sumy ahead of the April 13 Russian strike but said that he was not the ceremony's organizer, the broadcaster reported.
The government moved to dismiss Sumy governor Volodymyr Artyukh, an official said on social media, after he was criticized for comments that appeared to confirm a military award ceremony was taking place during the attack in Sumy on Sunday.
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