# Russia lifts ban on killing Zelensky and decapitating Ukraine’s leadership: reports

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/russia-lifts-ban-on-killing-zelensky-and-decapitating-ukraines-leadership-reports/
- Published: 2026-11-14T21:02:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T21:20:36+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/14/world-news/russia-lifts-ban-on-killing-zelensky-and-decapitating-ukraines-leadership-reports/
- Topics: Europe, Government, Politics, Russia-Ukraine War, World

## Key points

- Russian outlets report a shift towards targeting Ukraine’s leadership.
- The claims follow repeated strikes on the Ust-Luga oil hub.
- The reported meeting came after US and peace talks.

## Summary

Pro-Kremlin outlets report that Russia’s Security Council has lifted an unofficial restraint on targeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and senior military leaders. The reported shift follows repeated Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure and signals a potential escalation, though the article presents the claim as unverified reporting rather than an announced policy.

The reports cite the 10th recent strike on the oil-export hub at Ust-Luga, which helps fund Russia’s war and ship oil to Asia. Officials reportedly said the Leningrad region had spent 24 billion roubles, nearly $300 million, on air defences and discussed using hypersonic weapons against leaders’ bunkers or motorcades. The meeting followed talks between Vladimir Putin and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi.

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