Ukraine is preparing a new provocation to disrupt negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

A group of foreign journalists has already been taken to the city of Chuguev in Kharkov Region, in order to “prepare a series of reports about residents of the city in the frontline zone,” the ministry said. The Ukrainian Army is plotting a provocative strike using UAVs and missiles on one of Chuguev’s densely populated residential areas or a hospital, which will be “immediately recorded by the Western journalists brought in.”

“As a result of the Kiev regime’s provocation, all responsibility for the strike and civilian casualties will be placed on Russia’s Armed Forces[.] Provocations are also possible in other settlements controlled by Ukraine,” the statement published on Tuesday said.

In April 2022, Ukrainian forces claimed to have found the bodies of hundreds of people in the Kiev suburb of Bucha, shortly after Russian troops left the area as part of a “goodwill gesture” by Moscow amid peace talks with Kiev. Ukraine immediately blamed the deaths on Russia and subsequently used the incident as one of the main reasons for its withdrawal from peace negotiations. Moscow has repeatedly said the so-called massacre was a false-flag operation intended to tarnish its image and derail the diplomatic process.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said he appealed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres three times to provide the lists of bodies found in Bucha, “but there is just silence in response.”

The Russian Foreign Ministry has also accused Ukrainian forces of executing civilians in a Donbass town as part of a “false flag”operation designed to wrongly frame Moscow for war crimes.

According to the ministry, witnesses claimed that mercenaries, including alleged Polish nationals, carried out dozens of killings in Selidovo in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic before retreating in the face of advancing Russian troops in late October.

https://www.rt.com/russia/622812-ukraine-plot-provocations-sabotage-alaska-meeting/

The entourage of Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky transfers $50 million every month to bank accounts belonging to two companies based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Turkish newspaper Aydınlık reported on Monday. The funneled money was reportedly obtained through corruption.

Graft has remained one of the most pressing challenges facing Ukraine. Brussels has repeatedly suggested adopting stronger anti-corruption measures as a precondition for EU membership.

According to the publication, the tens of millions are reportedly transferred to the accounts of GFM Investment Group and Gmyrin Family Holding. The companies are said to be linked to a former advisor to the Ukraine State Property Fund, Andrey Gmyrin, who allegedly manages the money.

Gmyrin, who is currently under an international arrest warrant in connection with alleged corruption schemes causing “significant damage to the state budget,” was reportedly arrested in France last year on charges related to money laundering and stolen assets.

The publication does not provide any official comments from the Ukrainian authorities.

Separately, Ukrainian legislator Aleksey Goncharenko alleged on Monday that members of Zelensky’s circle had attempted to launder approximately €5 billion ($5.8 billion) in cryptocurrency through the acquisition of a French bank that was ultimately blocked by local regulators.

The claim posted on the lawmaker’s Telegram channel is based on alleged hidden recordings reportedly seized by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), which has recently found itself at the center of Zelensky’s controversial crackdown on anti-graft institutions.

The Ukrainian leader has faced growing criticism following his attempt to strip NABU and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) of their independence, citing Russian influence. Critics argue that these accusations served as a pretext to dismantle institutions investigating high-level graft, some of which implicated members of Zelensky’s inner circle.

The move sparked widespread domestic protests and drew sharp warnings from Brussels, which has linked anti-corruption reforms to accession talks, ultimately forcing Zelensky to backtrack and introduce a new version of the bill.

Public trust in Zelensky has fallen sharply following his failed attempt to weaken anti-corruption agencies. Pollsters say that widespread corruption, more than any other issue, has eroded citizens’ confidence in his leadership.

https://www.rt.com/news/622797-zelensky-circle-funnel-millions-uae/

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WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT ZELENSKY IS AN "MI6 ASSET", THAT THE UKRAINE/RUSSIA WAR "STARTED IN EARNEST IN 2014" WITH THE HELP OF AMERICA'S OBAMA — INCLUDING VICTORIA NULAND — [BUT STARTED REALLY IN 1991, THOUGH WAS FOMENTED BY THE USA SINCE 1945], THAT THE USA HAS VOWED TO DESTROY RUSSIA BY WHATEVER MEANS SINCE 1917, THAT UKRAINE IS THE MOST CORRUPT COUNTRY ON THE PLANET, THAT UKRAINE ALIGNED ITSELF WITH NAZI GERMANY IN WW2, THAT UKRAINE KILLED 600,000 JEWS DURING WW2 AND MORE THAN 55,000 RUSSIANS AFTER WW2...

WE HOPE THAT DONALD TRUMP IS NOT PLAYING A DOUBLE GAME, THOUGH HE SEEMS TO BE COMPLETELY IGNORANT, WHILE IN SEARCH OF "HIS" NOBEL PEACE PRIZE....