Turning point in the peace process – Putin won’t stop with Ukraine.
The war will shift west.
https://t.co/TOeVGAPmOB
In this interview, Ilya Ponomarev (@iponomarev) outlines why the current “peace process” is fragile, tactical, and unlikely to stop the war - or Putin’s ambitions.
Key points from the interview:
🔹️Putin is not aiming for peace, but for long-term instability.
🔹️The goal is political control over Kyiv, not just territorial gains.
🔹️Current security guarantees are not reliable or enforceable.
🔹️The so-called “peace process” is tactical, not substantive.
🔹️There is a real risk of the war shifting toward Poland and the Baltic states.
🔹️On nuclear deterrence: the collapse of security guarantees forces Ukraine to reconsider long-term deterrence options - not as escalation, but as consequence.
🔹️On the Russian resistance: real change will not come from diplomacy alone, but from sustained internal pressure inside Russia.
Weekly summary - Freedom of Russia Movement
❗️What happened this week?
⚪️ Ramzan Kadyrov was urgently hospitalized on December 25 before a meeting of the State Council in Moscow, after which he returned to Chechnya and has not appeared in public.
🔵 The commander of the "RVC" Denis Kapustin is alive.
⚪️ In Penza, students of a gymnasium were not allowed to attend a New Year's disco because they refused to install the national messenger Max.
🔵 In occupied Mariupol, a drama theater opened, where civilians took shelter in 2022 when the Russian army dropped a bomb on the building.
⚪️ The "Film Fund" gave Peskov's wife another 35 million rubles for a film about Soviet figure skaters. Earlier, they had already allocated 250 million rubles for it.
🔵 Putin signed a decree on military conscription in 2026.
⚪️ FBK discovered a "new Putin's palace" in annexed Crimea. It is located in a place previously known as "Yanukovych's dacha".
🔵 Russian authorities were unable to stabilize diesel prices, which are rising every week.
⚪️ Teachers from Russian regions helda protest against low salaries.
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Statement by Denis WhiteRex @DWhiterex (Commander of the RVC) shared on the official RVC Telegram account.
https://t.co/ClC4MvHFUg
"Well, friends!
The dust has settled a bit, and finally, I have the opportunity to tell all of you that it was both a pleasure and a sadness to read your messages to me, the "deceased". I didn't expect that so many people would care about and need what I do. I never wanted to become popular and never chased fame, certainly no more than any ambitious man on this planet.
I'm sorry if I spoiled anyone's New Year's celebrations, but I want to remind all of you that my place of service is called the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, and now you understand that my "death" was not some stupid farce, but a Special Deception Operation that was a complete success.
You shouldn't feel ashamed or embarrassed about your words or memorial actions, because all of this was done sincerely! I saw graffiti from Germany, street actions from Italy and Bulgaria, videos and posts from friends and colleagues from the USA, Australia, Sweden, the Czech Republic... I'm very grateful to all of you and touched by your attitude. I'm with you forever, my friends, so thank you for supporting me personally and the Russian Volunteer Corps, and let's together bring down this 2026th year - it's definitely going to be very interesting. You'll all soon receive a series of belated New Year's gifts from me personally too!
Happy New Year!
With Respect,
Commander of the RVC
Denis WhiteRex."
💬 «Мне нравится слово «восстание». Именно восстание как восстановление своих прав, как подъем организованных людей. Организованных нами», — Максимилиан «Цезарь» Андронников.
Длинное, честное и, пожалуй, самое содержательное наше интервью за последние месяцы.
Читайте.
These two occupiers wanted to storm our positions. It didn't work out, it didn't come together.
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«Боксер» приехал к нам из Краснодара. С самого начала он не принимал войну и искал способ сражаться за справедливость. Сумел перейти линию фронта и присоединиться к Легиону «Свобода России».
Сегодня Бокс командир штурмового отделения. В разговоре с «Хочу жить» рассказывает, что видел в армии РФ, как отличается служба в наших рядах и что важно знать тем, кто в России не поддерживает войну, но пока не решается на тот самый шаг: https://t.co/nXQl2dbStu
Мы ждем тебя рядом с нами. Не медли:
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🗣 Официальный сайт: https://t.co/LlIzbcdvdA
Russia has once again declared a manhunt for Denis Kapustin @DWhiterex, commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC/RDK).
According to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs database, Kapustin was re-listed as wanted in early January, shortly after Ukrainian military intelligence publicly confirmed that earlier reports of his death had been staged.
🥷 Partisans burned a relay cabinet in the Bryansk region 🔥
The "Seversky Krai" movement reported a sabotage in the Bryansk region. On December 31, a video of the action was published by the movement's Telegram channel.
The message states that the action was carried out by one of the movement's participants "on the Bryansk land of Severia". The authors of the publication did not provide any other details about the sabotage.
"Seversky Krai" positions itself as a partisan movement that operates against Russian military objects and infrastructure, as well as assisting the Armed Forces of Ukraine in gathering intelligence data. The movement claims that it operates in a decentralized manner and observes strict measures of secrecy.
https://t.co/LA2YoTuraP
I see a lot of scum came into my comment section to masturbate over my “death”. A pack of losers. The very same scum who cheers Putin’s multiracial horde. I piss on your faces. You are my bitches. I will live on and continue my fight just to make you even more miserable. 🫵🏻😆
❗️ AntiSmersh destroyed a fuel depot in Crimea 🇺🇦
🛑 During the reconnaissance, our comrades discovered a depot of fuel and lubricants on the outskirts of the village of Pervomaiskoe, near a forested area. It was used by the occupiers to supply vehicles heading directly to the frontline.
🛑 The security of the facility was carried out irresponsibly. At night, the guards were in a state of alcoholic intoxication, which helped our people to carry out the sabotage.
🛑 The AntiSmersh guerrilla movement continues the fight. Every strike against the enemy brings us closer to liberation.
https://t.co/WrSx2NYcvS
Spy Games: Ukraine announced the tragic assassination of the leader of the Russian Volunteer Corps, Denis Kapustin on December 27th. RVC is a unit of Russians defending Ukraine.
On January 2nd, Kapustin appeared alive and well in a briefing with Budanov.
GUR foiled the assassination plot by staging his death, collecting the $500,000 bounty from Russia, and exposing their network of assassins.
Ukrainian intelligence foiled a Russian-ordered assassination of Denis Kapustin
EIGHT BRAVE ONES or THE RUSSIAN RESISTANCE EXISTS
On December 27, the world was swept by the news that Denis Kapustin | Nikitin fell on the Zaporizhzhia front while carrying out a combat mission – the commander and founder of the Russian Volunteer Corps, a unit of Russian volunteers fighting on the side of Ukraine since August 2022.
This news was part of an unbelievable operation by the Ukrainian secret services.
The Russian Volunteer Corps published a message on its Telegram channel on December 27 stating that its commander Denis Kapustin – also known as Denis Nikitin – had died on the front in the Zaporizhzhia region in a drone attack.
A video was also created from the command of the Russian Volunteer Corps, in which Aleksandr FORTUNA warns against fake fundraising campaigns that sprang up after the news of the commander's death – and invites the indifferent to join the activities of the Corps.
All of this was a coordinated action by the Ukrainian secret services.
HUR Operation
To save the life of the commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, Denis Kapustin, who operates within the Timur Special Unit of the HUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, and to expose the enemy agent network, military intelligence officers conducted a complex multi-stage operation.
This lasted more than a month, during which Ukrainian intelligence staged Kapustin's death.
To support the legend, a video recording from two drones was created: the first unmanned aircraft flew into the minibus in which Kapustin was supposed to be, the second filmed the "consequences of the strike" – a burning vehicle.
The perpetrators of the crime from the ranks of the Russian secret services believed the provided video and paid the Ukrainian intelligence a reward for the completed "contract" – half a million dollars. These funds will significantly strengthen the combat capabilities of the HUR special units.
All these facts were reported on January 1, 2026, by the command of Ukrainian intelligence in a video where the commander of the Timur special unit, the head of intelligence Kyrylo Budanov, and Denis Kapustin himself – alive and well – spoke briefly.
He is now heading back to his unit, while Kyrylo Budanov is awaiting the position of head of the President's Office of Ukraine.
The fight continues!