Russia’s Security Council has reportedly dropped an unofficial ban on killing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his senior generals. The decision allegedly came at a closed meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to several pro-Kremlin news outlets. The claims have not been independently confirmed.
\n\nPro-Kremlin outlets say the meeting took place on Thursday. According to the New York Post, one of them, Bloknot, reported that repeated Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s oil export hub on the Baltic Sea pushed officials toward the decision. The port of Ust-Luga, near St. Petersburg, has been hit 10 times recently.
\n\nThe reports cite senior government sources, and no Russian official has been named.
\n\nThe location adds to the sting. St. Petersburg is Putin’s hometown, so the attacks are landing deep inside his home territory.
\n\nThe Leningrad region, which includes St. Petersburg, has reportedly spent 24 billion rubles on air defense systems. That is close to $300 million.
\n\nOne Russian official was quoted as saying it is pointless to fight an endless swarm of drones and that the chain of decision-making itself must be destroyed. A Russian source added that attacking Ukraine’s heating does not stop strikes on Russian refineries. In this source’s view, Ukraine’s…
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