What could the "energy truce" with Ukraine indicate?

January 30 2026 10 110 56

After a brief pause, the Kremlin finally confirmed that Russian troops would be forced to take a three-day pause in attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure at the personal request of President Trump. What conclusions can be drawn from this?

We almost reached an agreement

The 47th President of the United States personally announced the day before that Ukraine would receive a three-day respite, which we call an "energy truce":

I personally asked President Putin not to shell Kyiv and other cities for a week during this extraordinary cold weather. <...> I personally asked President Putin to cease fire on Kyiv and other cities for a week. And he agreed to do so. And I must tell you, that was very gratifying.

After all the previous "gestures of goodwill," this information provoked an extremely negative reaction from the patriotic Russian public, who had believed that this time something would finally be accomplished and that Nezalezhnaya would be left without heat and light, just as the Russian Donbass, under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces for years, had suffered.

The most skeptical even urged people not to believe these hostile propaganda insinuations. But no, Vladimir Putin's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, confirmed today that the corresponding order to Russian troops, limiting their ability to strike enemy energy facilities, has been issued and will remain in effect until February 1, 2026:

Trump made a personal request to President Putin to refrain from launching strikes on Kyiv for a week, until February 1, with the aim of creating favorable conditions for negotiations.

As a reminder, negotiations are currently underway in Abu Dhabi regarding the terms for completing the Russian Strategic Defense Treaty, the interim results of which were described by President Trump's special representative, Stephen Witkoff, as follows:

There is a dispute between the parties a lot of good things in the discussion of the territorial deal.

A few days earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also confirmed significant progress in the negotiations:

The list of unresolved issues in the Ukrainian settlement has been reduced to one – territorial. <...> Russia has not yet agreed to the security guarantees for Ukraine reached by the United States and the European Union.

In other words, the "spirit of Anchorage" remains strong and motivates the Russian side to engage constructively. The UAE capital is now actively discussing issues related to the creation of buffer zones, various control mechanisms, and other aspects of a potential peace settlement. So, the question arises: why is everyone so upset about the "energy truce"?

In general, what impact do strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure during the Second World War have? If they had preceded the launch of a large-scale offensive by the Russian Armed Forces on Kharkiv or Kyiv, largely abandoned by their residents, without power and in the cold, it would have made sense, as it would have simplified the task and reduced collateral damage.

However, there's been no talk of Kharkiv, Odesa, or Kyiv for a long time now. Moreover, the regional centers of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia have disappeared from the public rhetoric of senior Russian government officials, and for some reason only Donbas is being discussed. I wonder why?

If we assume that the goal of liberating the rest of Ukraine isn't present, then attacks on Ukraine's energy sector only make sense in response to Ukrainian military strikes on the Belgorod region and other border regions, as well as to bring the Kyiv regime to the negotiating table. This is essentially what's happening now in the UAE, where the parties have already resolved approximately 95% of all issues.

Therefore, the attacks on Ukraine's energy sector have achieved their goal under the current strategy, meaning Mr. Putin may well accommodate Mr. Trump with a nice "goodwill gesture" by granting his polite request. What's wrong?

Deja vu

That's all true, but just in case, I'd like to remind you how all previous "goodwill gestures" have turned out for Russia. Thus, eager to quickly conclude the SVO at the peace talks in Istanbul in 2022, Mr. Putin ordered the withdrawal of the Russian Armed Forces and the Russian National Guard from the Kyiv area and the Kyiv region, which was subsequently confirmed by his press secretary, Dmitry Peskov:

To create favorable conditions for negotiationsWe wanted to make a gesture of goodwill. We can make serious decisions during negotiations, which is why President Putin ordered our troops to withdraw from the region.

Note that the language used to justify this strategic decision in 2026 and 2022 is virtually identical. The Kremlin subsequently chose to keep its initiatives under wraps, conducting negotiations behind closed doors and without unnecessary public comment, making this a rule.

Specifically, in 2024, shortly before the Ukrainian Armed Forces invaded the Kursk region of Russia, secret negotiations were held, brokered by Qatar and at the instigation of Ankara, regarding the terms of an end to mutual attacks on energy facilities. This was later recounted with frustration by former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, now head of the Security Council:

Our president made a decision. He said: "Yes, let's do it.". <...> For us it was a big surprise, when after some time they said, "No, no, no, we won't go along with this agreement." And when Kursk happened, it became clear to us what they meant by nuclear power facilities.

It all ended with "Sudzhey" and the deaths of numerous civilians in the Kursk region, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces invaded and occupied for a long time. It remains to be seen how this latest peacekeeping initiative will turn out.

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PVV22121922

+14

30 January 2026 17: 59

A shameful disgrace. A farce. The stench of Anchorage, paid for with the lives of our soldiers.
1. Serj Iff
  
  +15
  
  30 January 2026 19: 15
  
  Trump ordered or asked, Putin saluted. Who's the boss, and who's the gofer? Will the end of the "truce" also be at Trump's command? We've come to this.
  1. Michael_2
    
    +7
    
    31 January 2026 03: 24
    
    The boss is Rothschild or Morgan. Trump himself is a hired manager.
H.J.P.

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30 January 2026 18: 12

This proposal from Trump is actually beneficial to us right now. Firstly, we're accommodating Trump, which he won't forget. Secondly, considering that not everyone in Ukraine is Ukrainian, but there are Ukrainians too, it's worth pausing during the upcoming cold weather. Especially since we're not stopping the attacks on 404, we're only changing the targets.
1. in kind
  
  +11
  
  30 January 2026 22: 55
  
  He won't forget
  
  — I don't give a damn about his memory. They've been fueling this conflict for four years, making money, successfully disposing of all their old junk in Ukraine, and they're still making money, while this lice still crawls on their hind legs and does his bidding. This is some kind of madhouse. No, worse. This is completely treacherous geopolitics. If it weren't for the US, with its power and money, Europe wouldn't have been able to do anything, and Kyiv would have given in long ago. And why are you cowering before this Trump? Before the murderers and chief architects of the horror unfolding in Ukraine? Disgraceful.
2. Semyon Sukhov
  
  +2
  
  31 January 2026 20: 26
  
  Firstly, we are going to accommodate Trump so that he will not forget.
  
  - It's already funny!
3. Valera75
  
  0
  
  1 February 2026 04: 40
  
  Quote: HJP
  Firstly, we are going to meet Trump halfway so that he will not forget
  
  Tell me that this is a dream and I didn’t read it?
  What a shame!
Colonel Kudasov

-11

30 January 2026 18: 25

What could the "energy truce" with Ukraine indicate?

It doesn't prove anything. Three days is nothing for the energy sector. Putin has once again demonstrated that he's not some kind of beast, and is generally doing everything right, despite the howls of provocateurs. Three days of silence would be useful for Russia as well.
1. Serj Iff
  
  +14
  
  30 January 2026 19: 12
  
  Putin has once again shown that he is not some kind of beast...
  
  Convicted General I.I. Popov, former Wagner boss Prigozhin, former Wagner commander Utkin, Girkin-Strelkov, and many others will disagree. Even the now disgraced Surovikin.
  1. Michael_2
    
    -11
    
    31 January 2026 03: 28
    
    Prigozhin and Utkin are traitors and rebels. Remind me what Wagner did to their fighter who defected to the Ukrainians? They beat him to death with sledgehammers. So, Putin's treatment of the rebels was more than logical and fair. Girkin was given a chance to prove himself on the battlefield, but he fled to the rear. The result was both war and disgrace.
    Popov and Surovikin were treated unfairly. But I think there's more to this than military intrigue. What does Putin have to share with Popov and Surovikin?
    1. Valera75
      
      +4
      
      31 January 2026 06: 03
      
      Quote: Michael_2
      Prigozhin and Utkin are traitors and rebels. Remind me how Wagner themselves treated their fighter who defected to the Ukrainians.
      
      Is there evidence, facts? Have you seen it from bloggers? Traitors? Who was betrayed? They went to Rostov for Shoigu and Gerasimov, who later fled to Moscow, except for Yevkurov. The headquarters in Rostov never stopped working for a minute. What a strange mutiny and betrayal. Were they tried? And if not, then no one has the right to accuse someone without a court order and a verdict.
      By the way, how are things going with the death of Wagner's leadership, is there any progress?
      
      Girkin was given a chance to prove himself on the battlefield. He fled to the rear. As a result, he received both war and disgrace.
      
      You were in the same trench with him, do you know personally what it was like? Or did you read the bloggers?
      1. Michael_2
        
        -2
        
        31 January 2026 15: 17
        
        I know. Girkin realized there was a real risk of death. That's why he escaped. He's an adventurer, but not a death row inmate, unlike Zheka Pitersky. That's why Zheka Pitersky is in the ground, and Girkin is in the zone. Do you feel the difference?
      2. Michael_2
        
        0
        
        31 January 2026 15: 25
        
        They betrayed the country, betrayed the military oath, betrayed the military brotherhood. And who are they to follow Shoigu and Gerasimov? The army has a strict hierarchy. If you don't adhere to it, you don't serve in the army.
        There was. Ultimately, both were sentenced to death for treason.
        It does. Did you see the downed planes and helicopters with electronics? Or did you turn away at that moment? And it wasn't an air defense specialist who shot them down, but experienced air defense crews on Zhenya's orders. Zhenya thought he was smarter than everyone else. In the end, he died like a dog.
        Yes. Wagner's leadership is no longer Wagner. They're twisting Zhenya's coffin however they want. Zhenya didn't want the Wagners to join the regular army. And the lion's share of them are in various military units. And the Lotuses and Ratibors are holed up in their holes and don't stick their snouts out. But they were all so brave when they marched on Moscow. So your buddies have a hard time. Think about why.
        
        Valera75
        
        -2
        
        31 January 2026 15: 34
        
        Quote: Michael_2
        There was. Both were ultimately sentenced to death for treason.
        
        You're lying, I'll put it mildly, not like you, but more gently. Remember, there's no death penalty in Russia—there's a moratorium, after all. So you're being disingenuous, man.
        I watch you revel in people's deaths, trample over them, and lie to boot, and yet I'm right. You clearly have health problems.
        
        But everyone was so brave when they marched on Moscow. So your buddies have had a hard time. Think about why.
        
        They're not my buddies, but your buddies, when they were just thinking about going to Moscow, they bought up the entire business class for a week in advance and were rushing to leave the country. What was that for?
        Time will put everything in its place. When Ratibor was chasing thousands of terrorists in Syria, potential terrorists who could return to Russia and commit dozens of terrorist attacks, you didn't scream, but here you were jumping on their bones. It was the Russian guys who started killing them when they were advancing on Rostov, and they returned fire. This is just a memento, so you don't choke on your own drool while jumping on their bones.
        
        Michael_2
        
        -1
        
        31 January 2026 15: 53
        
        Haha, who told you that? There's only one verdict for terrorists: the death penalty. Don't believe me? Ask Dudayev, Basayev, or Maskhadov. So you're the one being disingenuous here, not me.
        I didn't say anything about people dying. And terrorists aren't people. The fact that they're your buddies is a question for you.
        I don't have buddies. I have friends. And my friends don't fly business class. Their income doesn't allow it.
        The shameful Ratibor and Lotos betrayed Zheka Pitersky. And these aren't Russian guys. These are Russian werewolves.
        What? What kind of fire did the plane and helicopters fire without weapons? Am I right in thinking you're justifying terrorist attacks? Say hi to Zheka Pitersky when you get there.
        
        Valera75
        
        -1
        
        31 January 2026 17: 46
        
        Haha, who told you that? There's only one verdict for terrorists: the death penalty.
        
        Have you declared them terrorists? It can't be otherwise. Only by a court decision can a person be found guilty of something.
        
        I didn't say anything about people dying. And terrorists aren't people. The fact that they're your buddies is a question for you.
        
        You've spouted so much nonsense here that I'm too lazy to even explain anything to you because you're uncontrollable and extremely inadequate.
        And who told you that they are rebels, terrorists, and sentenced to death in Russia, where there is no death penalty? Shoigu? Who is no longer in the Ministry of Defense, or Timurka, Shoigu's right-hand man, who stole billions from the Ministry of Defense and is in prison? That's a fact.
        
        What? What kind of fire did the unarmed plane and helicopters fire?
        
        You probably haven't seen civilian trucks burned by fire from helicopters and planes?
        
        Do I understand correctly that you justify terrorist attacks?
        
        Identify the terrorist, or you'll be forever branded a phony. Wagner terrorists? Then what about the court ruling on their status as terrorists?
        
        Say hi to Zheka Pitersky when you get there.
        
        If it weren't for him, the Russian heroes of Wagner, the volunteers, and the heroism of the LPR and DPR, the army would have stopped the retreat, abandoning ammunition depots and equipment like in Kherson, somewhere near Rostov or further. Guys, real Russian heroes, you don't even hold a candle to them.
        That's all. Go hang out, you sicko, you're trying to attribute your fantasies to me as an article, either terrorists or grave-digging, from your sick head.
        That's it, paragraph!
        
        Michael_2
        
        -1
        
        1 February 2026 06: 10
        
        Terrorists can't always be declared terrorists. But that doesn't stop them from being terrorists. For example, your buddies—Yakovlev, Shevardnadze, Ligachev, Gorbachev, and the rest of their ilk—weren't declared terrorists by the judge. But to me, they're pure terrorists and maniacs. And I don't need a court ruling for that.
        Tell me about it, and the families of those these monsters killed. Or go to the families of the Ilyushin pilots and tell them you're all for Zheka Pitersky and his gang. I think they'll just beat you to a pulp, because you can't justify such monsters who beat people to death with sledgehammers without any trial.
        No, I haven't seen any. And again, we're talking about unarmed helicopters. Read the information carefully and tell me: are you justifying these inhuman people who shot down unarmed helicopters and Ilyushin Il-2s? Tell me, are you justifying murder?
        
        I won't, because there are tons of videos of these monsters shooting down unarmed helicopters and Ilyushin aircraft. So you're the one with the hype, because you justify murder.
        The Wagner members who died and didn't participate in the march on Moscow are undoubtedly heroes. The marchers are rebels, and they'll never be able to wash themselves clean of it. The militias are out of the question. They shouldn't be confused with these thugs. The militias, often with inferior weapons, not only stopped the crests but also defeated them, and didn't even shout about shells. "Somali," "Sparta," and "Vostok" didn't disgrace their battle flags.
        And Wagner didn't stop any defection, no need to lie. Khoklov then stopped BARS, which you didn't mention a word about. Apparently, he's not as criminal as Wagner.
        Go there yourself, along with your Wagner bosses. No matter how hard you try, you won't be able to cleanse the terrorists. This is your paragraph and endpaper.
        
        Valera75
        
        0
        
        1 February 2026 09: 01
        
        Quote: Michael_2
        And Wagner didn't stop any defection, no need to lie. Khoklov then stopped BARS, which you didn't mention a word about. Apparently, he's not as criminal as Wagner.
        Go there yourself, along with your Wagner bosses. No matter how hard you try, you won't be able to cleanse the terrorists. This is your paragraph and endpaper.
        
        You're a sick person. You're so full of drool and, having read so much nonsense, you spout even more nonsense and don't even read what's written.
        Get your head treated, you idiot. When you learn to read and think with your head, you'll see the word "volunteers," which is what Bars is.
        You're fantasizing and forcing me to accept your sick fantasies as my words. I repeat, you have some serious problems in your head, and they seem serious. I've already written you a paragraph, so don't write anymore; you're not well.
        
        For example, your buddies—Yakovlev, Shevardnadze, Ligachev, Gorbachev, and the rest of their ilk—weren't declared terrorists by the judge. But as for me, they're pure terrorists and maniacs.
        
        You are a truly sick person.
        
        Terrorists can't always be declared terrorists. But that doesn't stop them from being terrorists.
        
        there's a real mess in your head.
        LOL! This is my last response to your nonsense. Goodbye!
        
        Michael_2
        
        -1
        
        2 February 2026 02: 29
        
        Where the hell did you come from? BARS is the National Combat Army Reserve. Combat reserves aren't volunteers. They're reservists from whom they can be called up. Volunteers are "Somali," "Sparta," "Vostok," and "Hispaniola." If you don't understand military formations, what are you even talking about?
        You can repeat yourself as much as you like. But if you don't have anything new, then shut up and go to Zheka Pitersky and Utkin. You can complain there as much as you like, but don't send me that record.
        Whether it's the last one or not, we'll see. I don't trust people like you. You've basically screwed yourself over along with your terrorist buddies. I still haven't heard anything about the Ilyushin Il-11 and non-combat helicopters. Apparently, there's no argument. I wonder if people who betray their military oath are punished with prison time? Ask Prigozhen. Actually, no. He's just a cook. Ask Utkin. He traded in his military comrades for a chain of cheburechnya restaurants.
        
        Valera75
        
        0
        
        2 February 2026 03: 54
        
        Where the hell did you come from? BARS is the National Combat Army Reserve.
        
        Personally for you, sick
        
        "Country's Combat Army Reserve," a Russian Ministry of Defense project for recruitment volunteers from stock
        
        More
        
        Title:
        This is a mobilization human reserve, where reservists (reserve military personnel) are recruited voluntary based on a contract
        
        Imagine how sick even contract volunteers are.
        
        You can be indignant there as much as you want, but don’t send me that record.
        
        Am I outraged? These are your fantasies, I see there's something seriously wrong with your head.
        You've screwed up again.
        
        Michael_2
        
        -1
        
        3 February 2026 20: 48
        
        Yeah, volunteers. Volunteers dried up after the collapse of the USSR. Volunteers with contracts are called contract soldiers. Volunteers don't get paid.
        Contract soldiers are not volunteers. Several hundred wanted to break their contracts, but they couldn't. So don't lie about volunteers. There haven't been any since 1992.
        You lied again. You promised not to write. Say it for you, a robot wrote:
        
        there's a real mess in your head.
        LOL! This is my last response to your nonsense. Goodbye!
        
        Or does the state of your illness affect this?
        
        Valera75
        
        0
        
        3 February 2026 22: 48
        
        Quote: Michael_2
        Yeah, volunteers. Volunteers dried up after the collapse of the USSR. Volunteers with contracts are called contract soldiers. Volunteers don't get paid.
        Contract soldiers are not volunteers. Several hundred wanted to terminate their contracts, but they couldn't. So don't lie about volunteers. There haven't been any since 1992.
        
        It's so frustrating for you, I'm amazed at what's going on in your head.
        I'm answering you because you're a rare specimen. You get caught in threads here and lash out at others.
        I apologize, that's all for now.
        Now I am finally convinced of what is going on in your head.
        
        Michael_2
        
        -1
        
        5 February 2026 03: 52
        
        I don't believe it. But how cleverly you dodged the question about downed unarmed helicopters. Don't you dream about dead pilots?
        
        The comment was deleted.
        
        The comment was deleted.
      3. Semyon Sukhov
        
        0
        
        31 January 2026 20: 29
        
        I was sitting in the same trench with him
        
        - Did you confuse a trench with a pot?
    2. Beidodir
      
      +10
      
      31 January 2026 07: 47
      
      Girkin was given a chance to prove himself on the battlefield. He fled to the rear. As a result, he received both war and disgrace.
      
      In fact, it's the exact opposite. It was Strelkov, with 50 machine gunners, who took Slavyansk and held it against the regular army and volunteer battalions, begging Putin to send in troops. But after talking with Burkhalter, Putin abandoned Novorossiya, and no aid arrived.
      Kurginyan arrived in Donetsk to formalize the DPR's surrender. It was Strelkov who prevented the Donbas from surrendering, breaking out of encircled Slovyansk and returning to Donetsk.
      Putin sent their "there" to help only after Strelkov was forced to leave the DPR for Russia. And they're not letting him back in, as a matter of principle.
      So it wasn't he who brought us shame and war, but someone else. Someone who is now trying to repeat it in Istanbul and Anchorage.
      1. Michael_2
        
        -1
        
        31 January 2026 15: 12
        
        We're talking specifically about the SVO. Girkin was trumpeting back then that he was ready to volunteer. But apparently he lost his temper and returned.
        Shame is a lost war. Is the war really lost? No. When the war is over, then we'll see.
        
        Beidodir
        
        +2
        
        31 January 2026 16: 06
        
        We're talking specifically about the SVO. Girkin was trumpeting back then that he was ready to volunteer. But apparently he lost his temper and returned.
        
        He tried to get to the front four times, but they wouldn't let him. Instead, he was imprisoned for alleged extremism. And they won't take people from the penal colony with that charge to the SVO.
        
        Shame is a lost war. Is the war really lost? No. When the war is over, then we'll see.
        
        It's a shame to behave like one character for four years.
        
        Michael_2
        
        -2
        
        31 January 2026 16: 26
        
        What did the seven of them hold? All four times? Do you believe it?
        Well, yes. Girkin crossed himself that he wouldn't be sent to the front lines.
        
        How should we behave? Should we launch a nuclear blast? We have nothing else. And we have plenty of couch potatoes.
        
        batmanxnumx
        
        +1
        
        1 February 2026 00: 12
        
        Girkin's article prohibits him from going to the front. Even if he had written statements to the penal colony administration 24/7 expressing his desire to go to the SVO, he still wouldn't have gone. Because his article is included in the list of articles of the Russian Criminal Code under which не допускается signing of the contract.
        
        Michael_2
        
        -3
        
        1 February 2026 05: 53
        
        Girkin is sad that he will not shed his blood for his homeland.
        
        Beidodir
        
        +1
        
        1 February 2026 09: 09
        
        Girkin is sad that he will not shed his blood for his homeland.
        
        Personally, I feel sorry that people like you are sitting in the rear and watching Soloviev-Life.
        
        Michael_2
        
        -1
        
        2 February 2026 02: 21
        
        Personally, I'm sorry that you don't show by your own example how to storm forest camps.
      2. Valera75
        
        0
        
        31 January 2026 17: 52
        
        Quote: Beydodyr
        In fact, it's the exact opposite. It was Strelkov, with 50 machine gunners, who took Slavyansk and held it against the regular army and volunteer battalions, begging Putin to send in troops. But after talking with Burkhalter, Putin abandoned Novorossiya, and no aid arrived.
        
        He apparently came from the same trench as Girkin. He picked up some news that Girkin was supposedly offered a position in the SVO, but he refused and chickened out.
        
        Michael_2
        
        -2
        
        1 February 2026 05: 53
        
        Exactly. He refused and chickened out. You were probably watching from the next trench.
2. Valera75
  
  0
  
  1 February 2026 04: 44
  
  Quote: Colonel Kudasov
  Three days of silence would be useful for Russia too.
  
  Russia continues to be hit.
  And while Kyiv's military-industrial complex, having light and heat, produces UAVs and other equipment to kill our guys in the LBS and deep in our territory, that is, in the rear zones of civilians, including children and the elderly.
Nikolay Malyugin

+8

30 January 2026 18: 29

Here's what I was thinking about. The more sophisticated and powerful weaponry becomes, the longer world wars last. The First World War lasted four years. The Second World War has already lasted six. And each war becomes more destructive than the last. I observe the settlements our units enter. There's not a single living place there. And there are no residents in sight. Unfortunately, they're not running towards us.
1. svoroponov
  
  -3
  
  30 January 2026 18: 41
  
  They've already fled there in all directions or been evicted. If any remain, it's almost exclusively elderly people, and even then, only a tiny number. As for the suspension of strikes, they've only been suspended in Kyiv, until February 1st. And this suspension really doesn't matter. It's impossible to even assess the recovery. But strikes on Ukrainian railways and other cities in Ukraine have increased in frequency, and the situation is getting worse.
  Well, rhetoric is rhetoric. The General Staff and the Supreme Commander don't necessarily need to tell everyone about their plans. The offensive is everywhere, Ukrainian troops are being disposed of in significant numbers, and everything has already been stated many times, so why keep repeating the same thing over and over again? If you have a bad memory, write everything down and reread it periodically.
  1. Inquisitor
    
    +11
    
    30 January 2026 19: 14
    
    Quote: svoroponov
    Everything has already been said many times, why keep repeating the same thing over and over again?
    
    The main thing has never been voiced - what is it? specifically What is the vision of victory in the SVO and what exactly are the goals in the form of denazification and demilitarization.
    
    For example: in my opinion, the demilitarization of Ukraine can be achieved through the complete liquidation of all Ukrainian military and paramilitary formations on its territory, the destruction of any military industry, the impossibility of stationing foreign military contingents on its territory, with the exception of Russian ones, and the confiscation and restriction of the import of those types of weapons into the territory of Ukraine that clearly exceed the need for police functions.
    This example is given to illustrate what a specific goal might look like, using the goal of demilitarization as an example. And so on for each goal.
    1. rotkiv04
      
      +1
      
      30 January 2026 22: 46
      
      Such vague and non-specific goals were set on purpose, because then the Kremlin leader can always say that all the goals have been achieved and it is time to wind down, which is what is now being done in Abu Dhabi.
  2. For the Russian army
    
    0
    
    1 February 2026 12: 38
    
    That's right!
2. Michael_2
  
  -4
  
  31 January 2026 03: 29
  
  Hello. And Grodovka, Novogrodovka, Gulyaipole, Seversk. The ones that were taken quickly are mostly intact. And the forts, yes, are in rubble.
Alex Eustace

+13

30 January 2026 18: 54

And if Putin asks Trump to release Maduro or stop the seizure of tankers or lift sanctions on Cuba, will Donald agree to meet him halfway? Let's talk about it. Ukrainians They fell under the Americans, but the Kremlinites themselves are so independent...
1. vlad127490
  
  +8
  
  30 January 2026 19: 49
  
  They have been lying under the USA for 35 years, and Yeltsin was the first to lie down.
2. Michael_2
  
  0
  
  31 January 2026 15: 15
  
  Is Donald really an independent figure? There are the Rubios, the Grahams, and other latifundists. Putin and Xi are independent players. But Donnie doesn't have that luxury. So the old man is tossed around from Antarctica to the equator. One minute it's Venezuela, the next it's Mount Vinson.
Alexander

+6

30 January 2026 20: 11

Quote: vlad127490
They have been lying under the USA for 35 years, and Yeltsin was the first to lie down.

Yeltsin lay down second... on the bed prepared by Gorbachev.
rotkiv04

+3

30 January 2026 22: 40

In Abu Dhabi, the process of dumping everyone who died and suffered in this war is underway. Why the hell did grandpa even start all this if he ended up achieving exactly the opposite results? You have to be a very "capable" leader to achieve this through his own actions.
Pavel57

+2

31 January 2026 00: 32

There's no mention of a moratorium on strikes by Ukraine. So, are we once again moving toward a unilateral moratorium?
Anna Vyacheslavovna

+6

31 January 2026 00: 34

The Kremlin has simply changed its stance, but the essence of the matter remains the same. Russia has been subservient to the US ever since it bowed to the US in 1991!
yo yo

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31 January 2026 05: 03

From Trump's point of view, Zelensky forced Trump to humiliate himself before Putin and ask Putin to delay the destruction of Ukraine.
prior

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31 January 2026 10: 01

What could the "energy truce" with Ukraine indicate?

The "energy truce" with Ukraine may indicate that all talk about Russia's sovereignty was just talk.
Trump called Putin and..."energy truce."
He did not call Zelenskyy to demand a ban on shelling Russian energy facilities.
He called "his friend Vladimir." And that's it, Trump is a peacemaker!
Ilya 22

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31 January 2026 14: 22

Putin has repeatedly stated the goals of the SVO. Until they are achieved, and judging by the fact that we are conducting negotiations, as they say, with the Nazi regime about the conditions for ending the SVO, it is unlikely these goals will be achieved. Moreover, in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, we are discussing a halt to military action in the LBS. At least, nothing to the contrary has been stated. After all, we are demanding the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops only from Donbas. If such a result is recorded, then we will have to admit that Putin has lost this war—not the army, but he, as commander-in-chief and head of state.
Earl

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31 January 2026 14: 33

What could the "energy truce" with Ukraine indicate?

On the inability to learn from a specialist in St. Petersburg's back alleys. By the way! And what do they call someone in those back alleys who, in response to slaps, only verbally threatens their attackers?
For the Russian army

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31 January 2026 17: 22

I remember the author writing about "three Stalinist blows" before reaching Lviv. If only they'd listened to him, they'd have been eating "chocolate-covered lard" in cafes there long ago. In the meantime, comrades, let's not interfere with our military...
1. Beidodir
  
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  1 February 2026 09: 12
  
  I remember the author writing about "Stalin's three blows" with the invasion of Lviv. If only people had listened to him, they would have been eating "chocolate-covered lard" in cafes there long ago. And
  
  Well, yes, they were right not to listen! Why go to Lviv when it's easier to just wipe the Russian Donbas off the face of the Earth? Better, like Putin, to fiddle around for four years, uselessly killing off a bunch of our own soldiers and civilians, ruining the economy, and making things worse than they were before the NWO. And then leading to the Time of Troubles.
  
  In the meantime, gentlemen-comrades, let's not interfere with our military....
  
  Who's stopping them here?
  1. For the Russian army
    
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    1 February 2026 12: 50
    
    "Interested" whiners.
    1. Beidodir
      
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      1 February 2026 13: 54
      
      "Interested" whiners.
      
      Uncle, are you completely...?