Russia's nearly daily strikes on Kryvyi Rih can only be seen as a personal terror campaign by Putin against Zelensky.
These strikes do not target military objectives. The goal is clear — to break Zelensky personally, as this is his hometown. I perceive it that way.
The killing of children on a playground is a war crime and terrorism by Russia; there’s no other way to assess it.
Today’s strike is a response from Rubio regarding the true intentions of the Kremlin. It's swift and direct.
Similarly, the daily (often nightly) strikes on residential buildings in Kharkiv have no military purpose either.
It’s relentless terror aimed at the city, which ensures the stability of the entire Left Bank. Without breaking Kharkiv, Putin cannot achieve his political goals. Since 2014 (now three times), Kharkiv, with the support of all of Ukraine, has repelled the Russian horde. Kharkiv will not yield to Russia’s thugs, this is obvious. Moscow cannot conquer the city by military means, hence these atrocities aimed at breaking the will.
The intensification of Russian strikes on Dnipro follows the same logic.
Putin is an international criminal and terrorist. Those he sends to negotiations are representatives of a terrorist, even if they hold degrees from Harvard or Stanford.
Negotiations with them should only concern the release of hostages, with safeguards against further terrorism.
Discussing business with them is pointless. As long as they can spread fear, they will sell fear — that’s their main product and marketing strategy.
The tools to fight terrorists are known; nothing new has been invented. They must be physically deprived of the ability to instill fear. Ideally, they should be physically eliminated. Everything else is either temporary preparation measures or illusions.
Those who talk about "returning Russia" — to football, opera, business, or political dialogue — must be helped to realistically assess the consequences.
You are "returning" terrorists who kill children with rockets and drones in sandboxes, on swings, in cribs. Terrorists who have not been punished. You are reinforcing the role model of a terrorist state.
