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TexasTowelie

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Thu Feb 12, 2026, 10:18 AM Thursday

Russia's Ex-President Suddenly Declared 'New Conditions to End War'. Putin's So-Called Peace Formula - The Russian Dude [View all]



In this video, we break down a moment that quietly shattered one of the biggest illusions surrounding Russia’s war in Ukraine. In a rare, carefully worded interview, Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council and former president, said out loud what many in the Kremlin prefer to keep blurred by noise and speculation. Stripped of trolling and theatrics, Medvedev confirmed that Russia’s official position on ending the war has not softened, not evolved, and not moved an inch toward compromise. Instead, he openly reaffirmed that Moscow’s demands remain exactly as laid out by Vladimir Putin, and that those demands are viewed as the minimum, not the maximum.

The video explains why Medvedev’s words matter far more than his online persona, how his role inside the Russian power structure gives his statements real weight, and why his interview destroys the popular narrative that the Kremlin is secretly ready for peace talks. We revisit Putin’s conditions for a ceasefire, including Ukraine’s forced withdrawal from four regions and permanent rejection of NATO membership, and show how these requirements are designed not to end the war, but to shift blame and keep escalation open-ended. References by Sergey Lavrov and other officials only reinforce that this position has been repeatedly reaffirmed at the highest levels.

This video also explores the deeper problem behind Russia’s stated “goals of the special military operation,” goals that have no clear endpoints, no measurable criteria, and no final definition. From vague promises of “protecting people” to demands for reshaping Ukraine’s political identity, the framework guarantees that concessions never close the conflict, they only set the stage for the next round of demands. We examine how Medvedev openly admitted that Ukraine’s future borders are still “undecided,” depending on how events unfold, and why that language signals permanent pressure rather than a path to peace.

Finally, we unpack how Russian state media keeps audiences trapped in a loop of false hope, speculation, and blame-shifting, presenting peace as something Ukraine can unlock while official policy says the opposite. The result is a system where negotiations are performative, responsibility is outsourced, and the war can be paused or resumed at will. This video cuts through the noise to show why Medvedev’s comments leave no real room for compromise, no credible peace process, and no illusion left intact about how the Kremlin actually sees the end of this war.
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