Transcript of Zelensky Stands Firm as Ukraine Strikes Russian Targets

We're talking about the Novobryansk refinery in the Samara region, about 900 kilometers away. And we're talking about the refinery in Ufa, about 1,400 kilometers east of the border with Ukraine. And when we zoom in, for example, on the Kostovo refinery—and you can see right here those three refineries burning down right now—we're talking about 15 to 17 million tons a year. It's one of Russia's largest gasoline and fuel-producing refineries.

You see what it looks like as the smoke is rising, folks. Kostovo's facility, the fourth largest in Russia, 17 million tons of annual capacity processing that fuel for military and civilian use. Also, it didn't stop there. Ukraine's been continuing to strike on the front, and we can see thousands and thousands of Russian soldiers. I will put the b-roll over here. About 55,000 Russian soldiers were killed by Ukraine on the front line, and Ukraine released a video documenting how its smaller drones would strike these Russian soldiers in the kill zone right there.

Remember, we reported a few days back it was the Samara region refinery, then there was the refinery in Ufa, then there was the refinery in Kostovo. Major damage. Ten percent of Russia's refinery is now offline, essentially, or severely damaged just in those three days alone. Now, Ukraine President Zelensky then did an interview with state regime media, which calls itself Fox, clearly to send a message to Donald Trump.

Here is what Zelensky said to state regime media Fox. Let's play it.

We said that if you want us not to attack Russia's refineries, they have not to attack our energy system. Another alternative: give us Patriot missiles. We will find money, not just aid. Yes, just delivers and we will pay for that. Give us this package, win the package, and you can give us for one month, not for three months. For one month. If you need us not to attack their refineries for one month, give me—I mean, give me Patriots for one month.

So if you're going to bring the Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, to the United States for a foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta, into the United States, you can't negotiate with Ukraine without Ukraine being there. You can't do Trump and Putin conversations about the fate and future of Ukraine without Ukraine there, just like you can't negotiate the security umbrella for Europe without Europe there. Zelensky says it would not be fair, it would not produce any results.

It makes no sense to negotiate the fate of a country without that country being present. There have been many discussions and meetings. Many leaders have tried to decide our fate without us. As you know, none of them produced results. And again, the backdrop of this is Zelensky striking these three refineries, the major refineries representing 10% of Russia's refining capacity. And then Zelensky said on TV, "Are we carrying out attacks against Russian diesel?" Yes, he said on live TV.

But does this affect prices in the U.S. and around the world? No, it does not, Zelensky claims. Russia's current share of global exports is 2.2%. Its impact is much closer to zero. We know that the war in the Middle East has a much greater impact on energy prices around the world. Also, the Trump regime is trying to coerce and force all of these American companies to accept the Russian diesel that's heading to the United States.

These American companies don't want to touch it, especially with Democrats expected to win the House and the Senate, because these companies hearsay—look, the Supreme Court may have given Donald Trump absolute immunity, but these companies in the United States, they ain't have absolute immunity. And so the moment they touch this Russian diesel, they could be prosecuted in the future. And let's be very clear, future Democratic presidents will likely prosecute them if they take that Russian diesel. Ukraine President Zelensky, by the way, great job with that Russia—I'm being sarcastic—lowering the price of diesel.

The American people feel all of that relief when you brought in 300,000 barrels of Russian diesel, Donald. That's going to do the trick. Remember, when we talk about these VLCCs that are constantly being struck by Iran in and around the Strait of Hormuz, the very large crude carriers, right? Each one of those ships has about two million barrels of oil on it. So you think about two million barrels of oil there, and like what Russia's sending is 300,000 barrels. You think that's going to make even the slightest dent in the diesel prices globally right now?

What the hell are we talking about? Ukraine's President Zelensky also talked about the soft and weak rhetoric of the United States. Sometimes we hear such soft rhetoric towards Russia from the United States. "Russia should not help Iran," Donald Trump says. "Russia and Iran are allies. What are you talking about? They should not help Iran. Do you not realize that they're close allies, that they meet with each other frequently, that they share the weapons and intelligence with each other?" Zelensky says.

Zelensky then says, "We will certainly not give up our territories, but of course Russia wants them. They are conveying this to us, particularly through American mediators. They are demanding that we voluntarily withdraw from territories they have been unable to capture themselves." This is not a sensible idea. It is irrational. Why would we give Russia territory that they were not able to get in the war, which they will then use to take the strategic initiative and then just roll in throughout the rest of Ukraine?

When we talk about the areas in the Donbas that Russia wants right now, some of these areas in east and southeast Ukraine that Russia says, "Well, we want this 13, 14 percent remaining that we want to conquer and that they have not been able to take in the front." Those areas are of strategic importance to Russia because the moment they get that, then they could pass through some of the defensive lines that Ukraine has set up, which has blocked Putin from doing what he really wants to do.

Now, I'll share this with you as well, because you have, on the one hand, Zelensky doing what you see right over there, and then you have Donald Trump surrounding Mar-a-Lago with these Avenger military air defense systems, which are all around Mar-a-Lago as Donald Trump is paranoid that drones are going to strike Mar-a-Lago and that he's going to be assassinated. Here, let's play this clip.

Anyway, this is what Rubio said. Play this clip.

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