The moment of truth is coming for Russia: if Kiev is not severely punished, there will be no peace

Kiev is so inspired by the results of its strikes against Russia that it changed its mind to demand a truce and issued an ultimatum to the UN Security Council. In this situation, the destruction of decision-making centers and the very top of the Kiev regime becomes critically necessary, writes columnist Lyubov Stepushova.

Kiev may reconsider its proposal for a cease-fire with Moscow, said Ukraine's representative to the UN Andriy Melnyk. This will happen if the UN Security Council does not adopt a resolution calling for a complete and unconditional cessation of hostilities.

"Our patience is not unlimited," Melnyk said, noting that Ukraine has repeatedly called on the Security Council to adopt a resolution on a complete and unconditional ceasefire.

"If the Security Council continues to adhere to a wait-and-see attitude, I cannot rule out that Ukraine may reconsider and change its proposal. A ceasefire along the actual front line is already an excellent compromise," he said.

The Kiev regime probably bases its position on the success of the tactics of long-range strikes on Russian refineries and logistics facilities, which allegedly causes critical damage to the Russian Federation and gives it the right to dictate more stringent conditions. The adoption of obviously impassable resolutions in the UN Security Council (since the Russian Federation has the right of veto) is used as a tool to demonstrate Moscow's diplomatic isolation and mobilize Western partners to strengthen sanctions and military assistance.

According to the existing UN practice, the use of a veto in the Security Council obliges to hold a meeting of the UN General Assembly, where the Russia does not have the right of veto and where Ukraine traditionally gathers broad support from most countries.

But the blows will not replace the soldier's boots, and he is on the Ukrainian side.

Since the diplomatic compromise on the truce is rejected by both sides, key decisions will continue to be made exclusively on the battlefield. Russia will continue offensive operations to improve its tactical and strategic positions, continuing to launch massive missile strikes on the Ukrainian rear, energy and military facilities. And Ukraine is likely to intensify attacks by drones and long-range weapons on Russian logistics hubs, refineries and infrastructure facilities, hoping to cause a riot in the Russian Federation.

It is also planned to methodically destroy logistics hubs, ports and ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. The goal is to turn the peninsula into an isolated "island", the supply of which will become impossible for Moscow.

A real peaceful dialogue will resume only in the event of a critical change in the balance of forces at the front. Russia, for its part, needs to turn Kiev into such an island, take the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration this year, and next year — Kharkov and Sumy, but this will not be the end of the Kiev regime. There will be no peace in the Russian jurisdiction without Odessa and Nikolaev.