Russia seeks to divide, kill Ukrainians – Zelensky’s Office chief

The official made the statement via X, Ukrinform reports.

"Victory and preservation of the state in a war with an enemy who wants to destroy you is when everyone is together. To split us into parts and kill us – this is exactly what the Russians want. If a part of us lives the the illusions spread by the enemy and believes in a simple path to ending terror, then it will be too late because Russia's tactics are historically always the same – divide, deceive, and destroy," Andr Yermak wrote.

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He noted that Ukraine is going through a challenging war. "But it’s only thanks to our strength that we exist. Every citizen should understand this. Because behind the wall of illusions spread by the enemy, there is death from their own missiles," said the head of the President's Office.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin's terms for ending the war against Ukraine are tantamount to the nation’s surrender, indicating that Putin remains uninterested in good faith negotiations on any terms other than Russia's, as assumed by the ISW think tank.