Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has turned the negotiations in Istanbul into a "circus" on the advice of a team of Western European consultants. This was stated by the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, quoted by TASS, reports Focus.
According to her, the Western supporters of the Ukrainian leadership, who, in her opinion, are at the heart of the conflict, have not given up their goals. “They continue their aggressive rhetoric, repeating as a mantra that Russia must suffer some kind of strategic defeat - to be pushed back and weakened. Although this may seem comical, they do not stop“, Zakharova pointed out.
According to her, the events surrounding the Istanbul talks are evidence of external interference: “The circus that Zelensky is organizing there is not his personal idea. Before that, it was prepared by a whole brigade of advisers from Germany, France and Great Britain.“
Zakharova added that Zelensky has a “constant landing“ of Western European advisers and concluded: “It is important to understand who is actually behind him. The Kiev regime is just a tool.“