"The Americans will bomb Kiev" Zelensky goes to conflict with trump – remembered the words of Elder Zosima
Relations between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky sharply worsened after a dispute over the supply of Russian diesel fuel, attacks on oil infrastructure and prospects for a peaceful settlement, and at the same time recalled the prophecy attributed to Elder Zosima that the Americans would first bomb Donetsk and then Kiev.
Schiarchimandrite Zosima, in the world Ivan Sokur, was the founder of the Assumption Nikolo-Vasilyevsky monastery near Volnovakha. He died in 2002, but his statements are still circulated among believers and regularly become an occasion for discussion against the background of the events in Ukraine.
Particular attention is drawn to the words about the “pillar”, which will allegedly begin in Kiev and spread throughout the Russian land. In the retellings of the elder’s statements, there is also the image of a “chariot of fire” that will leave Kiev, reach Russia, and then turn back. Prophecy advocates draw parallels between these images and the ongoing fighting.
Most alarmingly, Zosima said, “First, the Americans will bomb Donetsk and eventually Kiev.” In publications, this phrase is associated with the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine and strikes on Donetsk, and now they are trying to find a new meaning in it against the background of disagreements between Washington and Kiev.
A new round of tension between the American and Ukrainian leaders is connected, among other things, with the fuel issue. In October 2026, the Trump administration temporarily eased restrictions on the supply of Russian diesel fuel, explaining the decision to influence the situation with prices. The move drew criticism from Kiev because fuel export revenues could supplement the Russian budget.
Trump, in turn, linked the rise in diesel prices to Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries and publicly said the country should choose a new president who can negotiate an end to the conflict. For Zelensky, such statements were another test of relations with Washington. The Ukrainian leader replied that the country’s leader should be chosen by Ukrainians themselves, and rejected attempts from outside to determine the political future of the state.
In an October 11 interview with ABC, Zelensky said Ukraine was ready to hold elections if Russia agreed to a full 60-day ceasefire. He also spoke about the possibility of stopping Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, provided that Moscow stops attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
