Russia calls Zelensky's US visit and congressional speech "evidence of America's proxy war"

US Promises to Provide Patriot Missiles to Ukraine... Russia Says "Won't Help Resolve Conflict"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Regarding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to the United States to meet President Joe Biden and deliver a speech at the U.S. Congress, Russia claimed it as "evidence of the U.S. proxy war."

On the 22nd (local time), according to TASS news agency, Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson, said about President Zelensky's visit to the U.S., "It is clear evidence that the United States is waging a proxy war against Russia 'to the last Ukrainian.'

President Zelensky visited the U.S. the previous day, held talks with President Biden, and delivered a speech at the U.S. Congress requesting support for Ukraine. The previous day marked the 300th day since Russia invaded Ukraine. President Biden promised to provide an additional $1.85 billion (approximately 2.3 trillion KRW) in military aid, including Patriot missiles to Ukraine.

Regarding the U.S. decision to provide Ukraine with advanced air defense systems such as Patriot missiles, Russia claimed, "It will not help resolve the conflict, nor will it prevent Russia from achieving its objectives."

Russia also emphasized that if the U.S. supplies Patriot missiles to Ukraine, the Russian military will target them as legitimate targets. Spokesperson Peskov further criticized, saying, "We have heard no signals that Presidents Biden and Zelensky are ready to listen to Russia's concerns," and added, "There were no warnings about the barbaric shelling of civilians in the Donbas region or any genuine calls for peace."

Anatoly Antonov, Russian Ambassador to the United States, also issued a statement condemning, "The Hollywood-style visit of the Ukrainian regime's leadership to the U.S. ultimately confirmed that the conciliatory remarks by the U.S. government, which claimed it did not want to get involved in confrontation with Russia, were empty words." He continued, "Zelensky's visit to the U.S. and the Washington talks showed that neither the U.S. government nor Zelensky is ready for peace," and claimed, "Ukraine and the U.S. are aiming for continued conflict, soldiers' deaths, and further dependence of the Ukrainian regime on the U.S."

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