A weekend of contrasts for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. On Friday, ridicule and argument in United States during his meeting with Trump, and on Sunday, support and respect during his meeting with the main European leaders in London. It seems that the Ukrainian leader has chosen to focus on the affection shown by Starmer and company in the British capital.
"Given what is happening, given the support, it simply won't be easy to replace me," highlighted Zelensky in London. U.S. President Trump accused him of being a "dictator" because his country has not held elections due to the war. To remove him, as the Kremlin desires, "it wouldn't just be about organizing elections. It would also be necessary to prevent me from running in the elections, which would be a bit more complicated," Zelensky expressed. "It seems they will have to negotiate with me," he concluded.
Trump's National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, stated on Sunday on CNN that the United States "needs a leader who can deal with us, eventually deal with the Russians, and end this war."
Albares insists it is "premature" to talk about troops in Ukraine when it is not clear if peace will be "a parenthesis"
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union, and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, reiterated on Monday that it is "premature" to talk about the possible deployment of Spanish troops to ensure peace in Ukraine when peace has not yet arrived, and when it is still not clear if what some call peace is nothing more than a mere ceasefire that will become chronic or, even worse, simply a pause between two wars.
"It seems premature to talk about peacekeeping forces when there is still no peace and when we still do not know if what some call peace is nothing more than a mere ceasefire that will become chronic or, even worse, simply a pause between two wars," he stated in an interview on 'Telecinco' reported by Europa Press.
In this regard, he argued that the first thing to do is to "verify" that everyone understands the same thing by peace and that it is not a situation where the aggressor can "take a break to regain strength and attack Ukraine or another country again."
China maintains its position on Ukraine and avoids commenting on the Trump-Zelensky meeting
China reaffirmed its position on the war in Ukraine on Monday and refrained from commenting on the tense meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, held on Friday at the White House, as reported by Efe.
The spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lin Jian, was asked today at a press conference about Trump's statements, who accused Zelensky of "playing with the Third World War" and stated that the Ukrainian leader "is not ready for peace."
In response, the spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry simply stated that "China will continue to play a constructive role in seeking a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine."
Ukraine claims a new attack on a Russian refinery
Ukraine once again claimed through its National Security Council a new attack on a Russian refinery, located in this case in the Russian republic of Bashkortostan, one of the key regions of the country for oil extraction, as reported by Efe.
According to the head of the Disinformation Center of the National Security Council of Ukraine, Andriy Kovalenko, the attacked refining complex processes around 20 million tons of oil per year.
Kovalenko emphasized the "strategic importance" of this infrastructure for the Russian Army, which receives fuel processed at the attacked refinery.
US suspends offensive cyber operations against Russia
The United States has suspended operations and planning for offensive cyber actions against Russia, as reported by CNN, citing a senior U.S. official as the source, according to Efe.
The suspension is "a significant blow" to U.S. security, said the official, especially because planning such operations takes time and research.
This pause in offensive cyber operations against Russia will make Washington more vulnerable to possible cyberattacks from Moscow, which has a formidable group of hackers capable of disrupting critical U.S. infrastructure and collecting sensitive intelligence, the network recalls.
The suspension of operations and planning by the U.S. Cyber Command, the military's cyber offensive and defensive unit, comes as the administration led by Donald Trump has sought broader détente with Russia three years after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine says it has shot down 46 of the 83 drones launched by Russia overnight
The Ukrainian army said on Monday that it shot down 46 of the 83 drones launched by Russia overnight, as reported by Reuters.
Another 31 drones were "lost" and did not reach their targets, probably due to electronic warfare countermeasures, added the army.
Russia extinguishes a fire at an oil refinery in Ufa caused by Ukrainian drones
Firefighters extinguished a fire that lasted for hours at the Ufimsky oil refinery in the Russian city of Ufa, authorities said on Monday, but did not provide details on possible casualties, as reported by Reuters.
The refinery, owned by Bashneft, about 1,500 kilometers east of the border with Ukraine, has a capacity of 168,000 bpd, according to LSEG data, and Russian media report that its oil supply mainly comes from the neighboring Bashkiria and western Siberia.
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