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Ukraine has stepped up its attacks inside Russia.
With secret support from Donald Trump, states Kyiv Independent.
The goal is to force Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table.
Russia was recently forced to install anti-aircraft systems on the skyscrapers around Moscow.
The reason is spelled Ukrainian drones.
Ukraine has become increasingly offensive in its attacks on Russia, both on the mainland and the occupied Crimean peninsula, and has hit oil refineries and airports, among other things.
– We never wanted this war. But if Ukraine burns, your Moscow will also burn, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week.
“Can meet in Turkey”
The Ukrainian escalation may now have an explanation:
According to the Kyiv Independent, US President Donald Trump has secretly urged Zelensky to “act more boldly” inside Russia.
At the same time, Ukraine has intensified its efforts to secure a meeting between Zelenskyi and Putin. Something Trump supported, but which the Kremlin was cool with.
– Trump says that he doesn’t really believe that Putin will do anything without pressure, says a source to the Kyiv Independent.
Russia has insisted that a meeting between the countries can only take place in Moscow and that is not the case, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
– I will not travel to Moscow to meet Putin. We can meet in Turkey, Switzerland or the Middle East, he says.
“Should make a deal”
Ukrainian officials assess that the military development contributed to convincing Trump that they are in a stronger position than in previous years.
He also endorsed a joint statement from the G7 countries in which they declared their “unwavering support for Ukraine and declared that member states were “ready to consider granting Ukraine licenses to manufacture indigenous weapons.”
– Russia should make an agreement, says Trump.
