Russia doesn't seem to agree with U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff's assessment that the country is "fully committed" to achieving peace with Ukraine.
Russian troops invading Ukraine are "main obstacle" to peace in Ukraine, says mostly everyone else
-- Steve Peers (@stevepeers.bsky.social) Dec 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Ukraine denies drone attack on Putin's residence
www.bbc.com
... President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied allegations by Russia that Ukraine launched a drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin's residences, and accused Moscow of trying to derail peace talks.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed Kyiv had launched an attack overnight using 91 long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on Putin's state residence in Russia's northwestern Novgorod region.
Russia said it would now review its position in peace negotiations. It is not yet clear where Putin was at the time of the alleged attack.
Zelensky dismissed the claim as "typical Russian lies", intended to give the Kremlin an excuse to continue attacks on Ukraine. ...
@#6 ... Putin gapes pedo 47's fat ass for the Epsteinth time. ...
Looks that way.
Then there's this ...
Putin says Russia will achieve its Ukraine aims by force if Kyiv doesn't want peace
www.cnbc.com
... Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine was in no hurry for peace and if it did not want to resolve their conflict peacefully, Moscow would accomplish all its goals by force.
Putin's remarks on Saturday, carried by state news agency TASS, followed a vast Russian drone and missile attack that prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to say Russia was demonstrating its wish to continue the war while Kyiv wanted peace. ...
@#13 ... Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine was in no hurry for peace and if it did not want to resolve their conflict peacefully, Moscow would accomplish all its goals by force. ...
And, what might Pres Putin's goals for Ukraine be?
Well, he has stated that a sovereign Ukraine should not exist, that Ukraine is merely a part of Russia.
"There is no Ukraine": Fact-Checking the Kremlin's Version of Ukrainian History (2020)
blogs.lse.ac.uk
So, I guess that shows what Pres Zelenski is up against in order to protect his Country.
And with Pres Trump sucking at the teat of Pres Putin (I'm being kind), Pres Zelenski has a problem to face.
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