Russia would have had no difficulty striking a residence where Zelensky was staying.

After the first use of the Oreshnik missile, some hardliners proposed a second strike, even against decision-making centers.

Putin rejected the idea outright.

They are still doing their own thing in Ukraine, but I just want to warn you that this will end in disaster. In disaster.

Russia has something to strike decision-making centers with, such that not a stone will be left standing. You have to stop.

Dear friends, we stand on the threshold of the new year, 2026. Now each of us is taking stock and reflecting on what has been accomplished and what remains to be done.

2025 was a special year for our country. It was the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland and the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory. We saw that time does not separate generations but brings them closer together.

The heroic deeds of those who defended the freedom of the Motherland during the harsh times of the Great Patriotic War and the courage of those who defend Russia from enemies today. This is all our common path.

A single moral high ground and a shared responsibility for the future of our country. The code of the Russian world.

I want to express my deepest gratitude to everyone who is celebrating the New Year at the front and who is selflessly working in the rear. We are proud of you and look forward to welcoming you home with victory.

I sincerely believe that victory is near. The entire history of our country proves that Russia's strength lies in its fidelity to our spiritual foundations.

They are in the ability to preserve the truth of history, steadfastly overcome trials, and a firm conviction in one's own rightness. The difficulties and achievements, the joys and worries of the past year have become part of our new experience, building on which we confidently move forward.

Good health and all the best to you and your loved ones. Prosperity to every family and to all the people of our great and invincible Russia. May all be well. Happy New Year!

We are not victims of external circumstances.

We are not a plaything of great powers. Our hands are not tied.

Let us not listen to the fearmongers and the doomsayers.

We should unswervingly implement the policy of One Country, Two Systems and support Hong Kong and Macao in better integrating into the overall development of our country and maintaining long-term prosperity and stability.

We Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait share a bond of blood and kinship.

The reunification of our motherland, a trend of the times, is unstoppable.

Marco Rubio, Jared Kushner, and I just had a productive call with National Security Advisors Jonathan Powell of the United Kingdom, Emmanuel Bonne of France, Günter Sautter of Germany, Rustem Umerov, and President Zelensky to discuss advancing the next steps in the European peace process.

We focused on how to move the discussions forward in a practical way on behalf of President Trump's peace process, including strengthening security guarantees and developing effective deconfliction mechanisms to help end the war and ensure it does not restart.

We also spent time on the prosperity package for Ukraine—how to continue defining, refining, and advancing these concepts so Ukraine can be successful, resilient, and truly thrive once the war is over.

Many additional details were discussed, and we will continue this important work and coordination in the New Year.