“Before some such trips, we receive requests through diplomatic channels to ensure the safe travel of certain individuals. We always respond to such appeals that our previously publicly expressed warnings still apply, and Western politicians and diplomats must soberly assess the existing risk,” said M. Zakharova.
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“No one can guarantee”
She added that during the security trips of representatives of these countries to Ukraine, “no one can guarantee” safety.
This is how the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented on the attack by the Russian armed forces on a Ukrainian train near the border with Poland. On September 13, in the Volyn region, at the Yahodyn station, the locomotive of a passenger train was damaged.
In Kyiv, it is believed that the target of the attack was a diplomatic train carrying security advisors from several European Union countries and former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Another train, which was standing at the station during the attack, carried former CIA Director David Petraeus.
Calls them “political tourists”
M. Zakharova called them “political tourists” and VIPs who, according to her, are allegedly used by Kyiv “to cover their military echelons.”
After this attack, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk convened an extraordinary government meeting and stated that the escalation from Moscow “is becoming a reality” and poses a risk to Poland.
D. Tusk also urged NATO allies to be prepared for increased Russian activity in the coming weeks and months and, if necessary, for a “joint response.”
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Russia has previously endangered the lives of Western countries’ and Ukrainian representatives. A week ago, the plane of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as stated by Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, was attacked by a drone while flying out of Chisinau to Oslo.
V. Zelensky was traveling to the funeral of Norway’s King Harald V. The flight had to be postponed.
In March 2024, a Russian missile exploded 500 meters from the motorcade carrying the Ukrainian president and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. They were unharmed. At that time, the Ukrainian side reported five dead and five injured, recalls “The Moscow Times.”
Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Dmitry Polyansky denied that Moscow planned to kill V. Zelensky.
In August 2025, during a massive shelling of Kyiv involving hundreds of drones and missiles, the British Council office building was severely damaged, as were objects related to the European Union diplomatic mission.
