Russia will obtain Ukraine goals by power if Kyiv would not need peace

[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his annual end-of-year press convention and phone-in in Moscow, Russia Dec. 19, 2025.

Alexander Kazakov | Through Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned Ukraine was in no hurry for peace and if it didn't need to resolve their battle peacefully, Moscow would accomplish all its targets by power.

Putin's remarks on Saturday, carried by state information company TASS, adopted an enormous Russian drone and missile assault that prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to say Russia was demonstrating its want to proceed the warfare whereas Kyiv wished peace.

Zelenskiy is to fulfill U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday to hunt a decision to the warfare Putin launched almost 4 years in the past with a full-scale invasion of Russia's smaller neighbour.

The White Home didn't instantly reply to a request for touch upon Putin's remarks.

Russian commanders advised Putin throughout an inspection go to that Moscow's forces had captured the cities of Myrnohrad, Rodynske and Artemivka in Ukraine's japanese area of Donetsk, in addition to Huliaipole and Stepnohirsk within the Zaporizhzhia area, the Kremlin mentioned on the Telegram messaging app.

Ukraine's navy rejected Russia's assertions about Huliaipole and Myrnohrad as false statements. The state of affairs in each locations stays "troublesome" however "defensive operations" by Ukrainian troops are ongoing, the Normal Employees of Ukraine's Armed Forces mentioned in an announcement on social media.

The Southern Command of Ukraine's Armed Forces mentioned on Telegram "fierce combating" continued in Huliaipole. "Nevertheless, a considerable a part of Huliaipole continues to be held by the Defence Forces of Ukraine."

Verifying battlefield claims is troublesome as entry on each side is restricted, data is tightly managed and entrance strains shift rapidly, with media counting on satellite tv for pc and geolocated footage that may be partial or delayed.