Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky states that Russian President Vladimir Putin “doesn’t have an excessive amount of time left,” as hypothesis intensifies over the Kremlin chief’s absence from public view.
The 73-year-old Putin final appeared in particular person on February 5, lacking from dwell occasions for over per week. State media airs footage of latest conferences, however specialists suspect pre-recorded movies to hide his whereabouts. Causes for the absence stay unknown, doubtlessly linked to well being issues.
Zelensky’s Blunt Remarks at Munich Convention
Talking on the Munich Safety Convention, Zelensky famous, “I am youthful than Putin…” Laughter from the viewers prompted him to proceed: “No, no, consider me that is essential. He doesn’t have an excessive amount of time, you already know. Not an excessive amount of time. He has, God bless, not an excessive amount of time.”
Zelensky portrays Putin as a “slave to battle,” likening the Ukraine invasion to the 1938 Munich Settlement.
Seen Indicators of Putin’s Well being Decline
Current video from a gathering with a Russian well being official captures Putin’s proper hand exhibiting bulging veins, skinny pores and skin, and nervous finger clenching beneath his sleeve.
Affirmation in Navalny Poisoning Case
International ministries within the UK, France, and Germany affirm epibatidine—a neurotoxin from South American dart frogs—in samples from deceased dissident Alexei Navalny. British International Secretary Yvette Cooper labels Putin a “assassin” accountable for utilizing “despicable instruments” to suppress opposition.
Stress Mounts for Ukraine Peace Deal
U.S. President Donald Trump presses Zelensky for concessions, declaring on the White Home: “Russia needs to make a deal and Zelensky’s going to need to get transferring. In any other case, he’s going to overlook an amazing alternative. He’s going to have to maneuver.”
Russia insists Ukraine relinquish Donbas territory forward of Geneva peace talks subsequent week—a requirement Kyiv rejects. Zelensky responds that Ukraine already provides main compromises: “Now we have made lots of compromises. Putin and his mates—they aren’t in jail. That is the most important compromise the world made already.”
The Kremlin names hardline aide Vladimir Medinsky as chief negotiator, succeeding GRU intelligence head Admiral Igor Kostyukov. U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker asserts China may cease the battle immediately: “China may name Vladimir Putin and finish this battle tomorrow.”
Contemporary Russian Strikes Declare Lives
Russian drones focused Odesa in a single day, collapsing a residential constructing roof and killing a 76-year-old girl. Odesa regional army chief Oleh Kiper reviews: “In a single day, the enemy as soon as once more attacked the area with strike drones… Sadly, a girl was killed within the assault.”
A separate barrage in Zaporizhzhia over the previous day kills one particular person and injures three, in accordance with regional army chief Ivan Fedorov.
