WorldWhy doesn’t Russia kill Ukraine’s leaders? Putin says he needs ‘some kind of negotiators’ left in Kyiv
Speaking after the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, Vladimir Putin said Russian forces had been instructed to prepare large-scale strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities. He said Moscow was not striking Ukraine’s leadership because it needed to leave behind “some kind of negotiators” in case they chose a peaceful settlement. Putin called alleged threats to Russian airspace “state terrorism,” dismissed reports of another mobilization, and said negotiations were partly frozen.
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Why doesn’t Russia kill Ukraine’s leaders? Putin says he needs ‘some kind of negotiators’ left in Kyiv
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