Decision-making process behind Russia's attacks, as disclosed by Putin.
In a blunt statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin has pointed the finger at Ukraine's political leadership for the explosion of railway tracks in the Kursk and Bryansk regions. During a video conference with the Russian government, Putin asserted that these acts were "undoubtedly acts of terrorism" and were orchestrated at the political level in Ukraine.
Putin went on to accuse the Ukrainian regime of intentionally sabotaging the negotiation process by committing crimes against civilians on the eve of the second round of talks between Russia and Ukraine. He emphasized that these strikes had deliberately targeted the civilian population, reinforcing Russia's concerns that the government in Kyiv is morphing into a terrorist organization.
Previous reports have disclosed the response of former U.S. President Donald Trump to Putin's account of attacks on airfields and bridges.
It's important to note that Ukraine has regularly denied responsibility for such incidents and has been accusatively labeled by Russia as a conduit for "terrorist" operations. The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has been implicated in other operations that have been termed as "terrorist acts" by Russia, such as the Kerch Bridge attack, but Ukraine has defended its actions as legitimate military operations against Russian infrastructure supporting military activities within Ukraine[3].
Ukraine has consistently argued that it is engaged in only legitimate military actions against Russian targets. Despite Russian accusations of terrorism, Ukraine has not publicly admitted to such allegations, and the international community's response has varied[1][4]. Given the ongoing conflict and spiraling political tension, Ukraine's official stance would typically emphasize its right to self-defense and deny any involvement in acts that could be internationally recognized as terrorism. However, without explicit statements from Ukrainian officials regarding these incidents, the precise nature of their response remains ambiguous.
Vladimir Putin accused the Ukrainian regime of intentionally sabotaging peace talks with Russia by committing terrorist acts, including the explosion of railway tracks, and thereby escalating war-and-conflicts in the region. These acts, according to Putin, are a reflection of the politicized nature of general-news and crime-and-justice events in Ukraine. The Ukrainian officials, however, have consistently defended themselves from these allegations, arguing that they are only engaged in legitimate military actions, though the precise nature of their response remains ambiguous due to a lack of explicit statements.
