Putin Says Negotiations Could End Ukraine War — or He Would Use Force

Putin says negotiations could end Ukraine war — or he would use force

The Russian president said it would be possible to agree to an "acceptable solution" to end the war "if common sense prevails", but that it would otherwise "have to resolve all the tasks before us by force of arms".

Putin’s ‘unacceptable’ challenge to Zelensky

Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed his country would carry on fighting in Ukraine if a peace deal could not be reached, as he wrapped up a visit to China.

Putin Vows to Continue Ukraine War if Peace Deal Not Reached

Wrapping up a visit to China on Wednesday, September 3rd, President Vladimir Putin of Russia stated that his country would carry on fighting in Ukraine if a peace deal could not be reached. Progress towards settling the three-and-a-half-year war appears to have stalled despite a flurry of diplomatic efforts from U.S. president Donald Trump, who met both his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts last month. Putin said he thought there was “light at …

In China, Putin Praises Trump’s ‘Sincere Desire for Peace’, Warns Kiev Must Negotiate a Settlement, or Russia Will End the War ‘By Force of Arms’

Putin speaks to the press at the end of his trip to China. To the victor, the spoils. Russian President Vladimir Putin has just wrapped up his four-day trip to China, where he participated in the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tianjin, and the military parade in Beijing celebrating 80 years of the end of WW2. During his stay, Putin had multiple bilateral meetings: with China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, Turkey’s Rece…