"During a phone call with Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that the key condition for preventing an escalation of the conflict and working to resolve it through political and diplomatic means should be the complete cessation of foreign military aid and the provision of intelligence to Kiev. This is a fundamental point. We hope that Washington has heard this", said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
"Zelensky publicly stated that he accepts the initiative to refrain from attacks on energy infrastructure and supports the White House's proposal. But in fact, he gave the opposite order – not to stop the strikes, but on the contrary, to inflict new ones“, the diplomat emphasized.
Zakharova noted that on the night of March 19, Kiev attacked an energy infrastructure facility located in the village of Kavkazskaya (Krasnodar Territory), which led to the depressurization of an oil tank and its ignition over an area of 1,700 square meters.
"It is absolutely clear that this is another provocation specially prepared by the Kiev regime, aimed at destroying peace initiatives, including those proposed by the US President. Zelensky once again violated the agreements reached and thus confirmed his complete inability to negotiate," she emphasized.