Zakharova: Zelensky deceived the United States by ordering a strike on Russia's energy structure

Vladimir Zelensky, having promised Donald Trump not to hit Russia's energy infrastructure, ordered new strikes. This was announced today, March 20, by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

"We also note that Zelensky has publicly stated that he accepts the initiative to abandon strikes on energy infrastructure and supports the proposal of the White House. But in fact, he gave the opposite order — not to stop the strikes, but, on the contrary, to inflict new ones," the diplomat stressed.

Kiev wants to disrupt peace initiatives, including those put forward by Trump, by attacking Russian energy facilities, Zakharova said.

"It is absolutely clear that we are talking about another provocation specially prepared by the Kiev regime aimed at disrupting peace initiatives, including those put forward by the US president. Zelensky once again violated the understanding reached and thereby confirmed his complete incompetence," she stressed.

In this regard, Russia hopes that the United States has heard the words of President Vladimir Putin about the need to stop foreign military assistance and provide intelligence information to Kiev, Maria Zakharova said.

As EADaily reported, on the night of March 19, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a UAV located in the village of Kavkazskaya (Krasnodar Territory), an energy infrastructure facility, which led to the depressurization of one oil tank and its ignition on an area of 1,700 square meters. m.