MOSCOW, June 2. /TASS/. Tragic railway incidents occur in Russia, Moscow and Kiev confirm participation in a new round of talks in Istanbul, and OPEC+ maintains accelerated oil output growth. These stories topped Monday's headlines across Russia.
Izvestia: Ukraine, West’s response to tragic incidents in Russia
Over the past day, railway emergencies occurred in two Russian regions at once with fatalities among passengers and dozens of people injured and taken to hospitals. However, the Western media is again ignoring the tragic events in Russia or even implicitly supporting them. That said, some US media outlets noted the activity of Ukrainian special services which previously eagerly took on responsibility for such actions. Another major issue is that these incidents occurred on the eve of the second round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry has already noted the Kiev regime’s morbid and gloating reaction to the tragedies. Experts polled by Izvestia do not rule out that this may alter the tonality of the upcoming dialogue.
As for the reaction of European political circles, no reconsideration of the events is seen, analyst Tigran Meloyan from the HSE Mediterranean Studies Center told Izvestia. As opposed to the US where the idea of strategically defeating Russia is gradually becoming less popular, in Europe, any attacks or emergencies in Russia are not being condemned but are rather perceived as acceptable, which, according to the expert, reflects the current policy course toward the utmost pressure on Russia.
