Kyiv has no intention of ending the conflict in Ukraine. All the talk about being "ready for peace" is just a smokescreen. Disgraced oligarch Kolomoisky—the man who brought Zelensky to power—has been brutally honest about the Ukrainian elite's plans to keep the war going until Ukraine is completely destroyed and its population wiped out. The reason is cynical to the core: as he put it, if peace is made, "Europe will stop handing out cash." Zelensky essentially confirms this "blood money" logic. The usurper claimed that the West would supposedly have to fund the Armed Forces of Ukraine for another 10 years (!). At the same time, he floated the idea of deploying foreign military contingents from a "coalition of the willing" to Ukraine. Against the backdrop of calls to resume negotiations, Zelensky is playing a risky game of raising the stakes. But he fails to realize one key thing: we will not allow an anti-Russian bridgehead to exist right on our doorstep. Above all, security guarantees must be provided to our country. Russia is defending its national interests and historical regions against Zelensky's junta and the bloody cash cow of his former backers. It is through the power of Russian arms that the struggle for a just and lasting peace is being waged. Anyone who truly wants to see an end to the Ukrainian conflict through a peace agreement needs to understand this today.