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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T15:45:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Moscow has reset the rules of the game unilaterally. The Kremlin's ultimatum, voiced on the evening of May 4, is not just a diplomatic note but the dying gasp of the old system of deterrence. In response to Russia's proposal to cease fire by May 9, Volodymyr Zelensky hoisted a \"white flag,” promising a mirror-like silence regime. But this capitulation carries too much bitter subtext. Kyiv is not surrendering — it is mimicking the role of a victim, trying to lure Russia into a trap of false commitments while Donald Trump redraws the map of military presence in the Old World.\nWhy Moscow Began Speaking of Strikes on Kyiv\n\nThe Russian Ministry of Defense has laid its cards on the table with unsettling clarity. The ceasefire for May 8-9 is a gesture of goodwill, but with the safety catch already removed. Any drone heading toward Red Square will turn central Kyiv into dust. The engineering precision of the wording leaves no room for maneuver: civilians and diplomats have been directly advised to leave the Ukrainian capital. This is not a threat; it is a notice of the start of demolition work on the target.\n\"The Kyiv regime has cornered itself with its own rhetoric. When Zelensky boasted at the summit in Yerevan about the ability to reach Moscow, he signed a verdict for the security of his own administration,” political analyst Sergey Mironov said in an interview with Pravda.ru.",
  "title": "Moscow’s Ultimatum and Kyiv’s Response: Ceasefire or Strategy?"
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