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Zelenskyy wants to build pressure on Russia to force Moscow to talks

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 767 words · By Sasha Vakulina
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In a post on X, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had signed a drone deal with Latvia after his first talks with the country's Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs.

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What happened

In a post on X, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had signed a drone deal with Latvia after his first talks with the country's Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs.

Why it matters

Kyiv has intensified diplomatic efforts in a bid to force Moscow into direct talks to end the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Common ground

Speaking in Estonia on Tuesday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is building a "clear diplomatic strategy to ensure that Russia does not believe the war can still yield any benefits for it." He also pointed out that Ukraine’s defence…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/09/zelenskyy-wants-to-build-up-pressu…

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Zelenskyy arrived to the Nordic-Baltic summit in Tallinn from an E3 meeting in London with the leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom.”
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While evidence confirms Zelenskyy attended the Nordic-Baltic summit in Tallinn, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming he arrived directly from an E3 meeting in London with France, Germany, and the UK.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by the nickname Bono ( BON-oh), is an Irish singer-songwriter and activist. He is a founding member, the lead vocalist, and primary lyricist of the rock ban…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Keir Starmer, who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 5 July 2024 until his resignation on 20 July 2026, has made 49 international trips to 33 countries and one British Overseas Te…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_prime_mi…
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Claim 2: “Russia is losing more than 30,000 of its soldiers every month, either killed or seriously wounded.”
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A study from July 8, 2026, specifically mentions Russian monthly casualty rates exceeding 30,000 in 2026, and another source from July 1, 2026, references high casualties reported by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Empire was the final period of the Russian monarchy. It spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in 1917. At its heigh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russians (Russian: русские, romanized: russkiye [ˈruskʲɪje] ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian, the most spoken Slavic language. The majority of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians
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Claim 3: “the annexed Crimea and parts of Russia “there is already a petrol shortage and normal communications have been down for months.””
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Multiple web search results confirm petrol shortages in Crimea following drone attacks and broader fuel shortages across parts of Russia due to attacks on refineries.
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web search NEUTRAL — Moscow - Authorities on the Crimean Peninsula - illegally annexed by Russia in 2014 - have introduced restrictions on petrol sales following Ukrainian drone attacks on oil facilities.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/petrol-shortages-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — STEVE'S READING RUSSIA - RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW (29.09.25)In today’s Russian papers: Russia needs to find the resources “to conduct hostilities in Ukraine for ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCtbxcj__uw
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web search NEUTRAL — Russian fuel shortages are becoming increasingly visible across parts of the country after months of Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries and energy.
https://nationalsecuritynews.com/2026/06/ukrainian-drone-att…
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Claim 4: “The Kremlin spokesperson claimed on Tuesday that the US-led mediation process is “currently on hold”.”
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Web search results explicitly quote Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stating that talks involving the three countries (US-led mediation) are 'currently suspended' or 'on hold'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 23 August 2023, an Embraer Legacy 600 business jet with ten people on board crashed near Kuzhenkino in Tver Oblast, approximately 100 kilometers (60 mi) north of its departure point in Moscow. Amon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Wagner_Group_plane_crash
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dmitry Valerievich Utkin (Russian: Дмитрий Валерьевич Уткин; 11 June 1970 – 23 August 2023) was a Russian military officer and mercenary. He served as a special forces officer in the GRU, where he hel…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin (1 June 1961 – 23 August 2023) was a Russian mercenary leader, rebel commander, and oligarch. He led the Wagner Group, a private military company, and was a close confida…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevgeny_Prigozhin
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Claim 5: “Ukraine had signed a drone deal with Latvia after his first talks with the country's Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs.”
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Multiple web search results from June 9, 2026, confirm that President Zelenskyy met with Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs in Tallinn and signed a drone deal.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since assuming office in May 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made numerous international trips in his capacity as the president of Ukraine.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Poland–Ukraine relations revived on an international basis soon after Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Poland was the first country to recognize the independence of Ukraine. …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth president of Ukraine since 2019. He took office five years after …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
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Claim 6: “Ukraine’s expertise and experience helping to strengthen our partners”
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Two independent web search results confirm that President Zelenskyy stated Ukraine sent expert teams to the Middle East to train local forces on shooting down drones.
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web search NEUTRAL — Zelenskiy said Ukraine was ready to do so, drawing on experience it had built up helping countries in the Middle East shoot down drones, where it had sent expert teams to train local forces. "We did t…
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9289237/zelenskiy-at-…
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web search NEUTRAL — “We did this in the Middle East, and it worked,” he said. He said Ukraine could offer the low-cost interceptor drones it has deployed at home to build an inexpensive shield against Russian drone attac…
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/9/ukraine-read…
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web search NEUTRAL — Romania's Ministry of Defence said the jet engaged a drone with an air-to-air missile while carrying out an air policing mission. A Romanian F-16 fighter jet shot down a drone over Romania on Friday.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/24/romania-says-f…
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Claim 7: “drones crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania.”
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Multiple web search results from June 9, 2026, and May 29, 2026, confirm drones hit a power plant chimney in Estonia, empty fuel tanks in Latvia, and were shot down by Romanian jets.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... A Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine and then went astray slammed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, ...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/russian-drone-targeting-u…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... Friday's incident adds to recent drone-related incursions in Europe. Ukrainian drones have hit the chimney of a power plant in Estonia and empty ...
https://thehill.com/policy/international/romania-russia-dron…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... The drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets ...
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-09/zelens…
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Claim 8: “a G7 meeting in France scheduled next week before an EU summit in Brussels on 18-19 June”
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The EU summit in Brussels on June 18-19 is confirmed. However, the G7 meeting evidence is contradictory: one source mentions a G7 meeting in Brussels instead of Sochi, and Wikipedia refers to historical G7 summits (2014, 2021), but there is no clear confirmation of a G7 meeting in France 'next week' relative to the June 18-19 EU summit.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 40th G7 summit was held 4–5 June 2014 in Brussels, Belgium. It was originally scheduled to be held as the "40th G8 summit" and be hosted by Russia in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. However, Russia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 47th G7 summit was held from 11 to 13 June 2021 in Cornwall, England, during the United Kingdom's tenure of the presidency of the Group of Seven (G7), an inter-governmental political forum of seve…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental political and economic forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States; additionally, the European U…
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