Zelensky said in a statement by the Ukrainian presidency: “I do not know what happened. We do not know for sure. The world does not know. But I am sure that it is a Russian missile and I am also sure that we fired from air defense systems.”
He added, “It is impossible to confirm anything specific today. After the investigation, it will be possible to draw conclusions about the source of the shooting.”
Kyiv’s remarks drew condemnation from Europe, before Moscow criticized it, with the Hungarian government saying that the Ukrainian president had set a “bad example” by saying the missile was a Russian one.
The Hungarian statement, upset by Zelensky, came while Kyiv was betting on the “missile incident”, to mobilize more international positions against Moscow.
Ukrainian dribbling
Asef Melhem, director of the Moscow-based “JSM” Center for Studies, considered the Ukrainian behavior in the missile issue as “evasive.”
Melhem said in a statement to “Sky News Arabia” that “President Zelensky contacted Polish President Andrzej Duda, and said that the missiles are Russian. Some leaks confirm that Zelensky’s office knew that these missiles were Ukrainian immediately after the incident occurred.”
He added, “Zelinsky tried to convince Western countries that the missiles that fell were S-300 missiles, and they were launched from Belarus. However, this version is also unlikely, because this type of missile cannot fly that far.”
He continued, “The process of monitoring the trajectory of these missiles and knowing who fired them is not difficult, especially for Western countries, so no one in Europe was deceived by Zelensky’s trick.”
Ukraine goals of the accident
• Increase financial and military support to Ukraine.
• Demonizing Russia in Western society and promoting the idea that Russia is a terrorist state.
• Increasing support for Ukraine in European communities.
• Evading the terms that were agreed upon (the Sullivan formula), in return for Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson.
The consequences of the missile bounce back on Zelensky
– The director of the “JSM” Center for Studies explained that there are indications that Zelensky lost from that maneuver and the repercussions of this incident on Kyiv.
– Some Western countries asked Zelensky to stop insulting Poland, Hungary and NATO, otherwise this will be reflected in Ukraine’s relationship with the West.
– The US administration refused to respond to the Ukrainian President’s request to hold a phone conversation with Biden.
The anti-Ukrainian mood escalated in Western society, because the Ukrainian president directed repeated insults and criticisms against Poland, to the extent that he indirectly accused President Duda of lying.
– The “Western war lobbies”, who mainly represent the Western military-industrial establishment, tried to invest in this incident in the media with the aim of increasing military support for Ukraine, especially the provision of advanced anti-aircraft and long-range missiles, because it began to talk that the Ukrainian anti-aircraft is old and modern systems must be provided. for Ukraine.
Wise deal from the West
The behavior of the European Union countries is rational, this is how the Russian academic at the University of “Friendship between Peoples” in Moscow, Dmitry Briga, described the Western reaction to the “stray missile”, and made it clear that Europe does not want an escalation with Russia.
Briga said: “None of the leaders of the European Union is ready for a direct confrontation with Russia, because Europe began to suffer from an economic crisis because of the sanctions imposed on Russia, and actually Europe suffered from an economic crisis in 2014 because of the sanctions on Russia.”
He pointed out that “the Polish president confirmed that the representatives of Ukraine will not be allowed to investigate the rocket incident in the village of Przyudov, but they will be able to learn about its results. It is clear from this statement that Poland does not want escalation and wants to close the issue as soon as possible because it has become clear to it that The targeting is behind Ukraine.”
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