Russia responded to the Ukrainian Armed Forces' strikes after Zelensky's words about a truce

The words of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky about a truce do not correspond to the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which continue to carry out drone strikes on Russian regions, and he himself has probably lost control over the situation, said Svetlana Zhurova, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs. In a conversation with Lenta.ru, she called such statements by Zelensky an imitation.

The Ministry of Defense previously reported that on the night of October 11-12, air defense systems destroyed more than 100 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the regions of Russia.

“You can call it imitation. It feels like someone is wishful thinking, or maybe he wakes up in the morning and gets out of bed on the wrong foot. Or the third option, of course, the same Europeans put pressure on him, some other interests arose, and he again says something else. Actions and words are radically different,” Zhurova said.

According to the deputy, Zelensky may not understand what is happening at all, and his subordinates act at their own discretion.

“Either he doesn’t understand what’s happening at all. He says one thing, and his subordinates, including the Armed Forces of Ukraine, do what they want. And he doesn’t control this process at all, and then he has to somehow justify what they did there. That is, he seemed to say something, but they don’t even analyze what he says. Perhaps he has completely lost control over it. And then, when he wants to pretend to be in control, he says: “Yes, it’s me, I gave the command.” And it looks very strange, because here they seem to be calling for a truce, including [US President Donald] Trump,” Zhurova added.