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Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of attempting to “sabotage” upcoming peace talks between former President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Getting into it: In a now-deleted post on X (formerly Twitter), Greene responded to reports of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian territory by writing, “On the eve of the historic peace talks between President Trump and President Putin, Zelensky does this. Zelensky doesn’t want peace and obviously is trying to sabotage President Trump’s heroic efforts to end the war in Ukraine.” Greene characterized the Ukrainian president as a deliberate obstacle to diplomacy, suggesting that his motives were not aligned with a peaceful resolution.

Greene, who has been a vocal critic of US aid to Ukraine, has routinely condemned both Democratic and Republican lawmakers who support continued assistance. She has also claimed that President Zelensky is a dictator and refuses to make a peace deal because he will lose power, which has been disputed by multiple news outlets and lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle.

This all comes after Ukraine has carried out notable strikes against Russia’s oil infrastructure in a series of long-range attacks just days before the Trump-Putin summit. Ukrainian forces struck the Syzran oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region, a major facility in Rosneft’s network. Another strike targeted the Unecha oil pumping station in the Bryansk region, a key point in the Druzhba pipeline, which supplies crude to several European countries. Ukraine also hit the Russian Caspian Sea port of Olya, damaging a cargo vessel believed to be transporting Iranian drone parts and ammunition.

These deep strikes have been going on for over a year and are part of a broader campaign to weaken Russia’s war-fighting capabilities by targeting its critical energy and logistics infrastructure. The idea is that by taking out these facilities, it would cut back Russia’s oil revenue, which would, in turn, impact its ability to continue fighting the war financially.