Putin 'lifts ban on killing Zelensky' amid horror warning after Ukraine attacks

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Russian officials have reportedly lifted an 'unofficial ban' on killing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his top generals, following a high-stakes meeting with Vladimir Putin

An 'unofficial ban' on Russia assassinating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as reportedly been lifted. Intelligence suggests Zelensky's top military commanders may also be in the crosshairs following a crucial meeting with Vladimir Putin.

Kyiv's sustained strikes on Russia's oil export terminals on the Baltic Sea are understood to have triggered the policy shift, Blokot reported.

Sources indicate that, during a private meeting on Thursday, Moscow's security officials cautioned that the nation was haemorrhaging defence funds trying to counter Kyiv's drone attacks. The Leningrad region alone, where St Petersburg is situated, reportedly forked out close to the equivalent of $300 million on air defence systems.

"It is pointless to fight the endless swarm of drones - it is necessary to destroy the very chain of decision-making," one Russian official reportedly warned, according to the outlet.

The New York Post reports that security officials determined they would prefer to eliminate the current leadership, including Zelensky, citing senior government sources.

"The destruction of other people's heating does not stop attacks on our refineries, because the people who give orders feel completely safe under the protection of Moscow's unspoken 'gentlemen's agreements' with the West," a Russian source said.

Officials reportedly indicated they could deploy heavy hypersonic weaponry to strike bunkers and motorcades transporting Ukrainian leaders and senior army commanders. This follows Putin issuing an ultimatum to Britain, insisting the UK relinquish its nuclear protection of European allies as part of a proposed agreement to bring the war in Ukraine to an end.

A document prepared by Russian negotiators outlines a series of sweeping conditions Moscow is seeking before it will agree to peace, including compelling Britain and France to withdraw their nuclear protection from other European nations.

The extraordinary demands, which would fundamentally alter Europe's security…

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