{"id":6640,"date":"2026-06-09T09:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=6640"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:48:11","slug":"russias-un-envoy-dismisses-zelensky-pr-stunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/russias-un-envoy-dismisses-zelensky-pr-stunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s UN envoy dismisses Zelensky \u2018PR stunt\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ukrainian leader won\u2019t consider genuine talks while Western funding continues, Vassily Nebenzia has stated<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky\u2019s open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin was a publicity stunt rather than\u00a0a sincere invitation to peace talks, Russia\u2019s permanent representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, has said.<\/p>\n

Zelensky published the message last week after Putin again stated that Moscow remained open to diplomacy with Kiev. In the letter, the Ukrainian leader accused the Russian president of wrongdoing and called for a direct one-on-one meeting, which he claimed could help bring an end to the conflict.<\/p>\n

Addressing a UN Security Council meeting on Monday, Nebenzia dismissed the letter as another example of Ukrainian \u201cmegaphone diplomacy,\u201d<\/em> accusing Kiev of having \u201copenly embarked on the path of terrorism.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

According to the Russian envoy, the message \u201cis by no means a peace initiative, but rather a clumsy provocation designed to camouflage Kiev\u2019s desperate attempts to derail any negotiations.\u201d<\/em> Russia has no intention \u201cof participating in mock negotiations or performances staged for the public.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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US House squeezes through Russia sanctions bill<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2018Several pages of rudeness\u2019<\/h2>\n

Zelensky has repeatedly called for a face-to-face meeting with Putin. However, he has ruled out traveling to Moscow and refused to consider withdrawing Ukrainian troops from Donbass, which Putin said would be enough for Russia to declare a ceasefire.<\/p>\n

Putin, responding to the letter, said<\/a> the conditions don\u2019t currently exist for such a meeting to take place. His foreign policy aide, Yury Ushakov, characterized Zelensky\u2019s message as \u201cseveral pages of rudeness,\u201d<\/em> while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow viewed it as a sign that \u201cUkraine does not need negotiations.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Zelensky later met with the leaders of the UK, Germany and France in London. Their joint statement demanded an immediate ceasefire and reiterated plans to deploy NATO troops to Ukraine after the conflict with Russia is over. Moscow has repeatedly ruled out such an arrangement.<\/p>\n

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Turkish fishing boat attacked off Crimea, leaving one dead<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Zelensky-Putin exchange took place while the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum was underway. During the event, Ukrainian forces launched<\/a> several drone attacks targeting<\/a> Russia\u2019s second-largest city.<\/p>\n

West funding Zelensky\u2019s \u2018terrorism\u2019 \u2013 Moscow<\/h2>\n

Nebenzia pointed to recent Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilians, including a drone strike<\/a> on a school dormitory in Starobelsk, as well as attacks on a bus<\/a> and a train<\/a> carrying passengers from Moscow to Simferopol.<\/p>\n

He argued that the West\u2019s refusal to acknowledge victims of Ukrainian attacks reflects a form of political screening, in which \u201csome victims are declared worthy of sympathy, while others are deliberately erased\u201d<\/em> in order to shield Kiev from scrutiny.<\/p>\n

He said that despite Kiev\u2019s criminality and corruption, Ukraine continues to receive unconditional political and financial backing from foreign governments. Nebenzia claimed Western leaders tolerate Zelensky\u2019s policies because they have turned Ukraine into \u201cexpendable cannon fodder\u201d<\/em> in a \u201csenseless crusade\u201d<\/em> against Russia.<\/p>\n

The envoy further alleged that Western officials know Zelensky and his inner circle are profiting from foreign aid, but continue providing \u201chandouts\u201d<\/em> in order to prolong the conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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