Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his yearly end-of-year property league and phone-in successful Moscow, Russia Dec. 19, 2025.
Alexander Kazakov | Via Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine was successful nary hurry for bid and if it did not privation to resoluteness their struggle peacefully, Moscow would execute each its goals by force.
Putin's remarks connected Saturday, carried by authorities quality bureau TASS, followed a immense Russian drone and rocket onslaught that prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to accidental Russia was demonstrating its privation to proceed the warfare portion Kyiv wanted peace.
Zelenskiy is to conscionable U.S. President Donald Trump successful Florida connected Sunday to question a solution to the warfare Putin launched astir 4 years agone with a full-scale penetration of Russia's smaller neighbour.
The White House did not instantly respond to a petition for remark connected Putin's remarks.
Russian commanders told Putin during an inspection sojourn that Moscow's forces had captured the towns of Myrnohrad, Rodynske and Artemivka successful Ukraine's eastbound portion of Donetsk, arsenic good arsenic Huliaipole and Stepnohirsk successful the Zaporizhzhia region, the Kremlin said connected the Telegram messaging app.
Ukraine's subject rejected Russia's assertions astir Huliaipole and Myrnohrad arsenic mendacious statements. The concern successful some places remains "difficult" but "defensive operations" by Ukrainian troops are ongoing, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said successful a connection connected societal media.
The Southern Command of Ukraine's Armed Forces said connected Telegram "fierce fighting" continued successful Huliaipole. "However, a important portion of Huliaipole continues to beryllium held by the Defence Forces of Ukraine."
Verifying battlefield claims is hard arsenic entree connected some sides is restricted, accusation is tightly controlled and beforehand lines displacement quickly, with media relying connected outer and geolocated footage that tin beryllium partial oregon delayed.
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