I don't believe Russia has been trying to kill Zelenskyy. I think pro-russian Ukrainians have tried to kill him, but assassinating him would not be good for Russia. It would dramatically increase global support for Ukraine. People love to believe that because Putin is bad, he must also be stupid. Couldn't be further from the truth.
They have no reason to kill Zelensky really. He is just the face, there is a whole power structure behind Zelensky of western aligned oligarchs, politicians, judges, etc. A thinking person has to ask themself if Zelensky died does the Ukraine war somehow end overnight? Of course not.
Zelensky travels across Europe all the time making public appearings. If Russia really wanted him dead they would easily track his official presidential plane via satellites and simply unload a ballistic missile once it lands in Ukraine.
This post was edited by ofthevoid on Jan 6 2026 02:14pm