The Russian Ministry of Defense has threatened to freeze Kyiv this winter
The Russian Ministry of Defense has threatened Ukraine with new strikes during the winter. The Russian ministry responded to Kyiv’s peace initiatives with a statement about an alleged upcoming “freeze” this winter.
Russia accompanied the threat with images of attack drones. Earlier, Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that a ceasefire along the current front line could be the fastest path to peace.
“You’ll have a ‘freeze’ this winter,” the post reads, accompanied by a photo of “Shahed” attack drones.

Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that a “freeze” of the war along the front line is currently the fastest path to peace.
At the same time, the Foreign Ministry of the occupying country stated that it would not agree to a “freeze” of the war without addressing its alleged “causes.”
This is reported by Russian propaganda media.
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