Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the time of the drone attack on the Kremlin was not in Kyiv, but paid a visit abroad. And that’s no coincidence, says Stephen Brian, senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy and the Yorktown Institute. His article was published by Asia Times.
The Ukrainian government denies any involvement in the Kremlin drone attack on Putin. The fact that Zelenskyy is in Finland for a state visit right now is very convenient, writes Brian. And the fact that he postponed his return to Ukraine is reasonable and prudent. Maybe he doesn’t want to be there when the bombs fall on his underground bunker.
Zelenskyy’s decision to extend his visit to Finland may have been due to the fact that he wanted to give time for a special operation against Putin. If successful, he could return home as a hero. If that hadn’t worked, he might have found other cases.
US officials said Washington received no advance warning from Ukraine about the drone attack. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Russia’s allegation of an attack should be met with “very great skepticism”. It’s a convenient way to avoid liability, at least until proven guilty, Brian concludes.
Two unmanned aerial vehicles attempted to attack the Kremlin on the night of May 3. Drones were disabled by electronic warfare systems. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the United States was behind the Kiev regime’s drone attack on the Kremlin.
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