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Amaryllis

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Thu Jun 4, 2026, 04:55 PM 14 hrs ago

Letter to Putin from Zelensky- says ceasefire can't wait for Trump - from official website of President Zelensky

Open Letter to the President of the Russian Federation from the President of Ukraine

4 June 2026

Open Letter

To the President of the Russian Federation

From the President of Ukraine

When you came to power in Russia more than 26 years ago, many people in Ukraine viewed you positively. That is how it was. But that is now in the past.

Now, the overwhelming majority of Ukrainians view it positively that our long-range drones paid a visit to the opening of your forum in St. Petersburg, covering a distance of more than 1,000 kilometers. As you know very well, that distance is not the limit of our capabilities.

For 26 years, your time in power has completely changed the agenda of relations between Ukraine and Russia. From discussions about trade and other civilian matters, our nations have moved to talking almost exclusively about strikes and losses.

You have spent nearly half of your 26 years in power in Russia waging war against Ukraine.

Whatever you may say about NATO, geopolitics, or the Russian language, this war is your personal choice — a war without a real cause. That is how history will remember it.

Those years could have been very different.

We often hear that you are comfortable with this war. Of course, not in those cases when it comes to the security of your residence in Valdai or your parade in Moscow. Your own life is valuable to you.

But now we can all see that Russians are finally becoming less comfortable with this reality — with the fact that the war is bringing more and more negative consequences to Russia.

Much more at link



Edited to add link, which I forgot!
https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/vidkritij-list-prezidentu-rosijskoyi-federaciyi-vid-preziden-104769

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Letter to Putin from Zelensky- says ceasefire can't wait for Trump - from official website of President Zelensky (Original Post) Amaryllis 14 hrs ago OP
No link? n/t Emrys 14 hrs ago #1
Full text at the following link. OnlinePoker 14 hrs ago #2
THanks - I meant to add the link but forgot to put it in the post! Amaryllis 13 hrs ago #3
You can edit and add the link. n/t OnlinePoker 13 hrs ago #4
I did. Amaryllis 12 hrs ago #5
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