Russia: My Fifth Comment on the Alleged Attack on Putin's Residence

My comment at 2:56 PM on "CIA/MI6 should be the first targets for Russia now" under Russia Will Retaliate:

Nonsense. Putin should restrain the extremist impulses expressed by some advisors beneath him and remain tightly focused on diplomacy with Trump. This is not a time to widen or escalate the conflict. Putin should give Trump time to meet with Zelensky and key European leaders in January before Putin answers the Ukrainian attack in kind. More calls between Trump and Putin are in order. Diplomacy should win out here. If intelligence convinces Trump to believe Putin about the drone strike, it is better for Trump to deal with Ukraine (and NATO) himself than it is for Putin to dig any deeper into the Western public's negative opinion of him. If Trump doesn't believe Putin, then Russia has a problem it cannot solve militarily, anyway. Strategic stability confidence-building measures between Trump and Putin seem warranted in any event. All rational actors should keep steady aim on successful peace talks between Trump and Putin in 2026. 

@Judahscattered4corners-c2l replied: @permavegan the gloves are off.

@permavegan replied:​ @Judahscattered4corners-c2l Interesting handle. I pray it is not a call for the end of Israel. All I can do is further pray that all sides work toward peace in 2026. I don't think we need more war in 2026, I think we need more peace. On the fairest terms we can reach for Moscow and Kyiv.