Rep. Greene accuses Zelenskyy of making an attempt to sabotage Trump-Putin peace talks

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., late Thursday took pictures at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy , accusing him of making an attempt to sabotage Friday's extremely anticipated peace talks between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin by launching drone strikes on Russia.

Greene responded to a publish on X from the account, "Open Supply Intel," which reported that Ukraine had in current hours launched "one of many largest" drone assaults on Russia .

"On the eve of the historic peace talks between President Trump and President Putin, Zelensky does this," the Republican lawmaker wrote. "Zelensky does not need peace and clearly is making an attempt to sabotage President Trump's heroic efforts to finish the struggle in Ukraine. I pray peace prevails."

Fox Information Digital has reached out to the Ukrainian embassy, looking for a response to Greene's publish.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., accused Ukrainian President Zelenskyy of making an attempt to sabotage peace talks between President Trump and Russian President Putin by launching drone strikes on Russia. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Pictures)

Ukraine launched a number of drone strikes into Russia in a single day Thursday, damaging a number of residence buildings within the southern metropolis of Rostov-on-Don and injuring greater than a dozen civilians, in line with appearing governor of the area, Yuri Slyusar. Two of these wounded have been hospitalized in critical situation, he stated.

The Ukrainian strikes got here after Russian strikes in Ukraine's Sumy area in a single day Wednesday, leading to a number of accidents, together with a 7-year-old woman, per officers.

Native officers additionally accused Ukraine of launching a drone strike in Belgorod that injured three individuals, and one other that struck a automobile within the village of Pristen that killed at the very least one particular person.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy won't attend the summit in Alaska on Friday between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Pictures)

Regardless of the violence, Trump and Putin are scheduled to satisfy in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday for a high-stakes summit on the way forward for the Ukraine struggle.

The assembly will mark Putin's first go to to the U.S. since 2015 and the primary U.S.-Russia summit since June 2021.

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President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15, 2025. (David Ryder/Bloomberg through Getty Pictures, MIKHAIL METZEL/POOL/AFP through Getty Pictures, BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP through Getty Pictures,)

Putin praised the U.S. on Thursday for making "honest efforts" to finish the struggle between Russia and Ukraine, which has been raging since early 2022. Showing on tv, the Russian president stated the U.S. was "making, for my part, fairly energetic and honest efforts to cease hostilities, cease the disaster and attain agreements which are of curiosity to all events concerned on this battle."

Zelenskyy accused Russia of not being honest in its intention to wind down the struggle.

"This struggle have to be ended. Strain have to be exerted on Russia for the sake of a simply peace. Ukraine’s and our companions’ expertise have to be used to forestall deception by Russia," Zelenskyy stated.

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"At current, there is no such thing as a signal that the Russians are getting ready to finish the struggle. Our coordinated efforts and joint actions – of Ukraine, the US, Europe, and all international locations that search peace – can undoubtedly compel Russia to make peace," he added.