Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Calls Zelensky's Aviation Threats Terrorism
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Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that Vladimir Zelensky's threats against Russian civil aviation constitute terrorism, accusing the Ukrainian state and its security forces of being fully affiliated with terrorist activities during remarks at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.
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Why It Matters
The statement was made by Maria Zakharova at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, responding to claims by Vladimir Zelensky regarding potential targeting of Russian civil aviation.
VLADIVOSTOK, September 10. /TASS/. Vladimir Zelensky’s threats to Russian aviation are nothing but undisguised terrorism, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
"Zelensky has now openly stated that Russia’s civil aviation sector will be, or may be, their target. This is a state that is fully affiliated with terrorist activities, I mean the Ukrainian state and its security forces," she told TASS on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).
"Who are those who express sympathy for the Kiev regime actually dealing with, and whom are they supporting? With those who kill civilians, who have nothing to do with the hostilities, with those who kill children, who kill people simply because they not just consider this admissible but set this as a goal, doing so not by accident but by developing a specific methodology, and, what’s more, receiving endless funding for this from West and NATO," she stressed.
And this, according to Zakharova, is a question for the West. "You can’t wash it off. Believe me. You see, I don’t want to get into any metaphysics right now, and I don’t want to get into any kind of philosophical musings, but we’ve all seen this and we know it - these things keep coming back," she added.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia may increase security measures for its civil aviation sector
Likely · Within weeks
Diplomatic tensions between Russia and Western nations may intensify
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What specific threats did Zelensky make against Russian civil aviation?
- Is there evidence of Ukrainian state involvement in terrorist activities as claimed?
- How might Western nations respond to these accusations?






