Zelenskyy: Russia trying to save Iran's nuclear program
Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Russia supports Iran's nuclear program. Such cooperation between aggressive regimes creates new challenges for global stability, stated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy said that this morning, he visited the site of a Russian missile strike on a residential building in Kyiv. According to him, the missile passed through all the floors of the building down to the basement, killing 23 people.
The President of Ukraine expressed condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims.
The head of state also emphasized that this strike had no military purpose and was a deliberate act of terror.
"This is deliberate terror, the same thing the Russian army under Putin has done everywhere: from Chechnya to Syria. This is the only thing Putin and his Russia know how to do well — kill and destroy," the President stressed.
He also noted that this is the dimension that still unites Russia with regimes like those in Iran and North Korea.
"Right now, Russia is trying to save Iran's nuclear program - their public signals and non-public activity cannot be interpreted otherwise. When one of their partners loses the ability to export war, Russia suffers and tries to intervene. It's so cynical. This proves again and again that aggressive regimes must not be allowed to unite and become partners," he concluded.
Strike on Kyiv on June 17
Earlier today, we reported that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the site of the strike on a building in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district after returning from Canada and honored the memory of those killed.
On the night of June 17, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine, using 440 drones and 32 missiles. In Kyiv, buildings were damaged in eight districts as a result of the attack. Overall, the attack claimed 28 lives in the capital. Another 142 residents were injured, including six children.
See what a building in Kyiv looks like after a direct ballistic missile hit in the material by RBC-Ukraine.
Putin supports Iran
Russian nuclear scientists are still in Iran. Last night, Russian leader Vladimir Putin claimed that the Kremlin supposedly has an agreement with Israel's leadership not to strike Russian experts working on the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran.
However, today, Zion Alon, leader of the Israeli political party A-Hazon, told RBC-Ukraine that Russia should take out its scientists if it really cares about them.
He emphasized that regardless of nationality, anyone who helps Iran is an enemy of Israel.
