Russian Foreign Ministry: "Absolutely Unacceptable" for Ukraine to Restore Its 1991 Border Line
According to reports from the Interfax News Agency, Ukrainska Pravda, Reuters and other sources on May 1, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the same day, stating that "absolutely unacceptable" for Kyiv to restore its border line of 1991.
The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned in its official website statement the drone attack launched by Ukrainian troops against a densely populated market in Aleksyevka, a town under Russia's actual control in the Kherson region of Ukraine on May 1. Russian media reported that Ukraine launched about 30 drones in four batches for the attack, resulting in the death of seven civilians and more than 20 people injured. Russia also condemned the second wave of drone attacks by Ukrainian troops targeting the local area, "deliberately targeting survivors and first responders arriving at the scene".
The Russian Foreign Ministry believes that Ukraine's "intentional strike on civilians on a public holiday on May 1 is shocking", and stated that this "again exposes the escalation of armed conflict by the Kyiv regime and undermines the prospects for peaceful resolution", referring to the Ukrainian leadership as "completely unwilling to dialogue new Bandera faction".
In response, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian army, Voloshin, said that the target of the Kyiv side's attack was the Russian troops in the Kherson region under Russian control, and "all the casualties were soldiers, no civilians were involved".
The Russian Foreign Ministry also condemned the Western countries providing weapons and funds to Ukraine, stating that "the Kiev regime and its Western supporters claim to restore Ukraine to its 1991 borders, which is groundless and impractical". "Russia will take all necessary measures to ensure that such a situation never happens".
Previously, Ukrainian President Zelensky stated that Ukraine "does not recognize Russia's occupation of Crimea" and "Crimea is internationally recognized Ukrainian territory". Trump criticized Zelensky's remarks, saying that "Crimea had already been lost many years ago", and considered Zelensky's words "harmful to peace negotiations".
In an interview with Time magazine, Trump once again expressed that he believed that the fundamental reason for Russia's military aggression was Ukraine's desire to join NATO, and hinted that he agreed with this view. A week earlier, Zelensky said that Ukraine "currently does not have enough weapons" to retake temporarily occupied Crimea, but the international community "has various ways to pressure Russia", and discussions on territorial issues can be initiated.
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