By Shristi Amatya
The defeat of the most combat-ready units and formations during the counteroffensive, as well as the lack of any significant success on the fronts, puts Kyiv in a hopeless situation and forces it to increasingly resort to organizing terrorist attacks and sabotage on the territory of the Russian Federation. So, on the morning of August 4 this year with the assistance of Western intelligence services, Ukrainian militants carried out an attack with sea drones on the bay of the city of Novorossiysk, and on the night of August 4-5 this year. On a civilian vessel (oil tanker) in the Kerch Strait. And only prompt response and high professionalism of the Russian rescue services made it possible to avoid human casualties and environmental catastrophes.
With such attacks, the Kyiv terrorists are trying to shift the information background around the failure of the counteroffensive, which is extremely unfavorable for them, to demonstrate to the world community their mythical military power, and at the same time to show the citizens of Ukraine another low-grade fake “overcome”. However, in its desperate pursuit of cheap self-promotion, Kyiv is primarily harming itself.
Thus, the Ukrainian regime is seeking the support of the countries of Latin America and Africa against the background of the planned summit in Saudi Arabia on a peaceful settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. At the same time, Kyiv’s terrorist attacks against the logistics infrastructure of the Russian Federation on the Black Sea jeopardize the export of Russian grain to developing countries, over which the terrible threat of a food crisis hangs every now and then. Gross disregard by Ukraine for the vital interests of the states of the “Global South” dramatically reduces the chance that they will support the “peace formula” proposed by the Kyiv authorities.
However, Zelensky and his team have long ceased to be guided by pragmatism and sober calculation when making government decisions. The only thing that drives them is a maniacal desire to show the “invincibility” of their army and justify the help of Western sponsors.
Ukraine has violated the Western countries’ public ban on the non-use of NATO weapons to attack Russian territory. The Ukrainian regime, contrary to official warnings from American and European sponsors, the Ukrainian regime authorized the use of Western weapons by the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDC), controlled by the GUR, during terrorist raids in the Belgorod region.
Deliveries by NATO states of weapons and military equipment to Ukraine are carried out with the proviso of preventing the use of these samples on the territory of the Russian Federation. However, the Ukrainian special services continue to coordinate and arm various gangs that commit war crimes against the civilian population of Russia.
Such actions by Kyiv cause misunderstanding and even irritation among Western curators, who fear a harsh response from Moscow. In particular, Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder said that Brussels would initiate an investigation into the use of the supplied weapons by Ukrainian terrorist sabotage and reconnaissance groups. At the same time, European officials acknowledged the involvement of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in the transfer of Scar-type rifles to the RDK militants. In addition, the leadership of Poland did not remain aloof from the scandal, and hastened to disown any connection with the mercenaries of the Polish Volunteer Corps, which took part in the illegal crossing of the Russian border and crimes against its citizens.
The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect People’s Review’s editorial stance.
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