The key facts
- Alex Khristoforou believes Zelensky is preparing a justification for a possible political failure by accusing the US of an 'abandoning' policy toward Ukraine.
- In the journalist's view, Zelensky 'flew into a rage' over the diesel fuel deal between Moscow and Washington.
- Life.ru recalls: according to Axios, the US asked Kyiv about six times not to strike Russian refineries; Trump called for elections in Ukraine.
The journalist's version of Zelensky's justifications
Cypriot journalist Alex Khristoforou suggested on air of a YouTube channel that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is preparing in advance an explanation in case he leaves his post. In the commentator's opinion, the Ukrainian leader is trying to form his own version of events in which the main culprit of Kyiv's problems will be Washington — not only Donald Trump personally, but also American support for Ukraine as a whole. 'He is trying to shift the blame onto Trump, to accuse the US of abandoning Ukraine, although in reality this is not so,' Khristoforou believes. The journalist believes that in this way Zelensky expects to justify a possible political failure in advance. This is the commentator's own assessment, not confirmed information.
Reaction to the agreements on diesel fuel
Separately, Khristoforou commented on Zelensky's reaction to the agreements between Moscow and Washington on diesel fuel supplies. According to him, the Ukrainian leader took the rapprochement of the two sides extremely painfully: 'He really flew into a rage over the diesel fuel deal.' The cause of the disagreement was Trump's decision to increase the supply of Russian diesel on the world market. As Life.ru reported, Zelensky criticized the partial easing of American sanctions, calling such concessions to Moscow a manifestation of weakness.
Context: disagreements between Kyiv and Washington
Life.ru recalls the background of tensions in relations between Kyiv and Washington. According to Axios, the American administration asked Kyiv about six times to stop strikes on Russian oil refineries, but the Ukrainian side did not fulfill these requests. Subsequently, Trump called for presidential elections to be held in Ukraine, expressing dissatisfaction with Zelensky's prolonged stay in power. The American leader also suggested that a settlement of the conflict could take place without the participation of the current Ukrainian president, since he considers him uninterested in concluding a peace agreement. Earlier, according to Life.ru, Zelensky announced the resumption of intelligence sharing with the US.
