Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the "special military operation" in Ukraine "has not started anything in earnest."
Any chances for peace arrangements will grow darker the longer the war continues on, the Russian leader said in a disturbing speech to parliamentary leaders. Putin states, "Today we hear that they want to defeat us on the battlefield. What can you say, let them try. We have heard many times that the West wants to fight us to the last Ukrainian.
This is a tragedy for the Ukrainian people, but it seems that everything is heading towards this." He also says, "Everyone should know that, by and large, we haven’t started anything yet in earnest. At the same time, we don’t reject peace talks. But those who reject them should know that the further it goes, the harder it will be for them to negotiate with us."
It should be noted that this is the first reference to statecraft negotiations in several weeks after statements from Moscow saying that arbitration had completely collapsed.
Source 1. The Guardian | Source 2. The World News | Source 3. The National Post
Any chances for peace arrangements will grow darker the longer the war continues on, the Russian leader said in a disturbing speech to parliamentary leaders. Putin states, "Today we hear that they want to defeat us on the battlefield. What can you say, let them try. We have heard many times that the West wants to fight us to the last Ukrainian.
This is a tragedy for the Ukrainian people, but it seems that everything is heading towards this." He also says, "Everyone should know that, by and large, we haven’t started anything yet in earnest. At the same time, we don’t reject peace talks. But those who reject them should know that the further it goes, the harder it will be for them to negotiate with us."
It should be noted that this is the first reference to statecraft negotiations in several weeks after statements from Moscow saying that arbitration had completely collapsed.
Source 1. The Guardian | Source 2. The World News | Source 3. The National Post