“Fans of Frogs…”: Putin Aide Snubs European Leaders’ Kyiv Visit

In a display of guide to Ukraine following its invasion via way of means of Russia, the leaders of France, Germany and Italy met President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday. This is the primary time French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian surest Mario Draghi visited Kyiv after the battle started out this February. 

However, this go to via way of means of the European leaders has been deemed as an empty gesture via way of means of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide Dmitry A. Medvedev. In a scathing note, Medvedev, the modern vice-chairman of Vladimir Putin’s Security Council, mentioned the French, German and Italian leaders as “European lovers of frogs, liverwurst and and spaghetti.”

Attacking the leaders withinside the strongly-worded tweet, Mr Medvedev said, “European lovers of frogs, liverwurst and spaghetti love travelling Kyiv. With 0 use. Promised EU club and vintage howitzers to Ukraine, lushed up on gorilka and went domestic via way of means of train, like a hundred years ago. All is well. Yet, it may not carry Ukraine toward peace. The clock’s ticking.”

Previously, Medvedev had accused americaA of stoking “disgusting” Russophobia throughout the world. “It will now no longer work – Russia has the would possibly to place all of our brash enemies of their place,” he had said.

The European leaders’ Kyiv go to comes at a time while Ukraine has sought greater weapons, at the same time as Russia takes greater manage over Donbas in southeastern Europe. Later this month, member nations of the European Union also are set to take a selection on Ukraine’s EU candidacy in mild of the extended battle and the country’s persevered request to sign up for the monetary and political union.

In a display of guide to Ukraine, the West has been extending army useful resource to Kyiv. In addition to this, numerous nations have additionally issued sanctions on Putin’s authorities and revisited their dependency on Russian energy.

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