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Sunday, June 22, 2025

Ukraine's Grievances

"It has already been confirmed during repatriations that the bodies of 20 people handed over to us as our deceased soldiers are Russian."  
"They threw the corpses of their citizens at us. This is their attitude toward war; toward their soldiers."
"And this is already documented."
"Sometimes these bodies even have Russian passports."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 
https://t.me/V_Zelenskiy_official/14801 
 
In a numerically large prisoner exchange, including the bodies of dead combatants, Ukraine discovered that in their haste and negligence, Russia sent along to Ukraine the corpses of some twenty Russian servicemen, along with Ukraine's own. Ukraine describes the exchange as symbolic of Moscow disorganization in organizing large exchanges of wounded prisoners-of-war and the remains of troops fallen in battle. 
 
Bizarrely, among the dead sent to Ukraine was an Israeli citizen. Identities of the bodies were not disclosed. The Russians, for their part, denied that they had carelessly or inadvertently sent along the remains of Russian soldiers, insisting that the entire number of those sent to Ukraine were Ukrainian in origin. 
 
A Russian passport and ID found with one of the 20 dead Russians was shown as evidence of the Ukrainian claims, however. The document showed the man to whom it belonged had come from the Moscow region. Direct peace talks taking place in Istanbul have produced only the exchanges of the dead and wounded soldiers on both sides; no other tangible results have been seen to credit the talks with having achieved.  
 
A photo of the passport belonging to a Russian soldier whose body was handed over to Ukraine during a military remains exchange, published on June 19, 2025. (Ihor Klymenko / Telegram)
 
Ukraine and Russia had agreed to exchange bodies of fallen soldiers in a 6,000-for-6,000 format as a result of the second round of negotiations in June. Ukraine had expressed concern that the sheer numbers involved would place a strain on time required for forensic examinations and the investigation of the dead identities. Russia's plan, suspected Mr. Zelenskyy, was to accommodate the U.S. insisting on peace talks, to persuade the U.S. not to impose more sanctions. 
 
While Russia proceeded with its war on the winning edge. Placing Ukraine "in a really difficult situation" deciding whether to continue the Istanbul-based negotiations leading to precisely nowhere, other than enabling Moscow to continue stalling as though it was involved in the talks with the sincere intention of contemplating a ceasefire, even as the Kremlin is convinced that Putin's 'special military operation' is on the verge of winning.
 
Stopping just short of explicit support for the strikes that Israel has hit Iranian nuclear sites, IRGC bases, airfields and naval bases, Mr. Zelenskyy declared Ukraine in support of stopping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. His more basic concern is the effect that this new conflict in the Middle East will draw attention away from Russia's conflict imposed on Ukraine.  
 
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy seated in chairs, in conversation.
President Trump has had a rocky relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. UKRAINIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY/AFP via Getty Images
 
"Of course, we are against Iran having nuclear weapons. That is, if today they can attack any country, or they can provide weapons to Russia or another country, or even not a country, but a terrorist organization, we do not know to whom they can provide weapons. So this is very, very dangerous."
"Iran gave the Russians everything to kill us. They gave them martyrs, they gave them missiles, and they gave them licences."
"This means that, perhaps, they will provide nuclear weapons and all the experience to their allies. And you hear and understand who their allies are. They are not our allies. They are our enemies." 
"The fact that their production capacities have now become weaker [after Israeli airstrikes at Iranian production facilities] is [a] positive for us."
"But at certain points it may already be too late [since Iran transferred the technology to Russia]."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy  
Pointing out Russia's pact with Iran and North Korea where Iran has supplied Russia with the missiles it hits Ukraine with and North Korea has sent its troops to aid Russia in battle with Ukraine, viewing them all as an evil triumvirate Ukraine must grapple with. Iran-produced Shahed drones have been modified by Russia, using them hundreds at a time to barrage Ukraine. An intermediate-range ballistic missile,the Oreshnik, is being produced by 39 Russian companies; the missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. 
 
A serious escalation occurred in November when Russia attacked Ukraine with the missile. "And therefore it is absolutely incomprehensible why sanctions should not be imposed urgently" on the 21 companies producing the Oreshnik missiles not yet under sanction by the West. At the same time rumours that Patriots air defence systems were destroyed in recent Russian drone and missile barrages, were dismissed.
 
Ukraine, stated Mr. Zelenskyy has begun the use of domestically produced interceptors to shoot down Shahed drones, seeking financing from Germany to speed up production of the weapons. He has, as well, asked western partners to set aside 0.25 percent of their GDP in support of Ukraine's local defence industry. 
 
Russia not to be able to really support Iran, but will pretend to be trying – Zelenskyy
"Putin really wants us to be without America. For President Trump, the Israel-Iran issue is certainly a higher priority today. The Russians will not be able to really support Iran, because they do not have the forces. But they will pretend to be trying. And this is also a sign, I think, to President Trump."
"I really do not want Trump to negotiate with the Russians against this background not in the direction of Ukraine."
"Therefore, I emphasize once again, from our side we are giving signals and we want nothing to be a cover-up, so that President Trump chooses the historically correct step. Since it is historically right to be with us. Because Putin is an aggressor. And in any case, the aggressor will lose."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 

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