Started talking: Trump tried to refute himself — Pushkov

The latest statements by US President Donald Trump contribute to the escalation of the Ukrainian conflict, although he is trying to show that he does not want to aggravate relations with Moscow. This was stated by Senator Alexei Pushkov.

So he commented on a Reuters report that US President Donald Trump had banned the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, from striking Moscow.

"Trump tried in this way to refute what he said, or to show that he did not say such a thing. He also ruled out supplying Ukraine with JASSM missiles with a range of 300 to 900 km. He clearly wants to show that he does not want a sharp escalation in relations with Moscow. But objectively, his latest statements and promises of new military assistance to Ukraine are pushing the situation in the direction of increasing tension," the senator writes in his telegram channel.

As reported by EADaily, US President Donald Trump said that Zelensky should not aim at Moscow. This was reported by Reuters. Trump stressed that he was "not on anyone's side."

Recall, US President Donald Trump did not advise Vladimir Zelensky to strike deep into Russia, including Moscow, the British Financial Times (FT) invented this information. This was announced today by White House press Secretary Caroline Leavitt.

As EADaily reported, the FT publication claimed that Trump, in a conversation with Zelensky on July 4, discussed the possibility of transferring additional ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles to Ukraine, and also called for increasing the number of strikes deep into Russian territory. At the same time, Trump allegedly asked Zelensky about the possibility of striking Moscow if Washington provided long-range weapons to Kiev and "made it clear that he supports this idea."