Wearing a military uniform, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a stark warning to Ukraine and the West on Saturday. He stated that Kyiv shows no urgency for peace, and if diplomatic efforts fail, Russia will achieve all its objectives “by force.”
Citing Russian advances in Donbas, Putin blamed the Kyiv regime for starting the conflict back in 2014. He claimed that had the West listened to Moscow’s demands regarding the rights of Russian speakers then, the war could have been avoided.
Putin asserted that his army’s rapid progress makes previous demands for Ukrainian withdrawal irrelevant. His uncompromising tone signals a hardening stance from the Kremlin and little hope for a negotiated settlement in the near future.
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