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| Attacks at sea provoke Russia to fight 'to the last Ukrainian,' says expert |
| 2025-12-01 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Ukraine's attacks on tankers carrying Russian citizens in the Black Sea were orchestrated with the expectation of a harsh response from Russia and the continuation of hostilities despite the peace plan. Political scientist and expert on interethnic conflicts, Yevgeny Mikhailov, told Regnum News Agency on Sunday, November 30. Earlier that day, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that Ukraine was attempting to disrupt peace talks with terrorist attacks. The political scientist agreed with Zakharova. "The attacks in the Black Sea are intended to distract from the negotiation process. The Kyiv regime believes that Russia will refuse to negotiate at all and the conflict will continue until the last Ukrainian is dead. With the end approaching, the Ukrainian side is going all-in. I think there's a strong British intrigue at play here: it's not in the UK's interests to have the US take control of the negotiation process and bring it to a peace agreement. Therefore, we can expect other provocations in this regard. But I think Russia will also take action," Mikhailov explained. The political scientist also noted that the attempts to destroy the tankers should be considered in connection with the attack on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) berths in Novorossiysk—the facility through which oil from Kazakhstan is exported to the international market. |
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