US EditionPutin calls European leaders ‘little pigs’, vows to achieve Ukraine goals by diplomacy or military action
Putin vowed to expand Russia’s control in Ukraine by military force if peace talks fail, blaming Western leaders and accusing them of provoking the 2022 invasion.
- On Dec. 17, Zaporizhzhia regional governor Ivan Fedorov said Russia attacked the city with KAB guided aerial bombs around noon, injuring at least 26 people including a child and hitting residential buildings, infrastructure and educational facilities.
- In recent weeks, Russian forces have pushed forward in eastern Zaporizhzhia region as Ukraine’s stretched forces struggle along a vast frontline, while President Vladimir Putin said Russia seeks to expand a security buffer zone by "diplomatic or military means."
- Photos at the scene showed firefighters extinguishing flames while first responders treated victims, and Ukraine's state emergencies service said rubble clearing was ongoing; 70-year-old Valentyna Sumachova said, `All the walls collapsed,' and a cat was rescued.
- Authorities warned there may be more people under the rubble and a separate strike in Zaporizhzhia Oblast injured one woman, while Ukraine's Foreign Ministry wrote it was 'Once again, civilian areas- homes, schools and everyday spaces- have been deliberately targeted.'
- With Zaporizhzhia's prewar population of approximately 710,000, the attack came as Ukraine, the U.S. and European partners work to finalize a peace agreement amid ongoing diplomatic efforts, while Ursula von der Leyen emphasized support for Ukraine's defence.
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Moscow announced its intention to contact the US authorities shortly in order to take stock of the ongoing negotiations on the Ukrainian conflict.
The tsar: "Dialogue impossible with these elites." His opponents fear an offensive of 710,000 men.The negotiations on peace in Ukraine run the risk of getting bogged down, with the direct protagonists who show themselves increasingly sceptical about the positive outcome. That the proposals made by Europe remove Moscow from the negotiations is evident from the reaction of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. While saying ready to negotiate a pe…
Putin Calls EU Leaders 'Little Pigs,' Lauds Russia's 'Steadiness'
Russian President Vladimir Putin derided European Union leaders as little pigs, asserting that they wanted to profit from Russia's collapse as he blamed the previous U.S. administration for consciously unleashing the war in Ukraine.
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