War in Ukraine: Putin threatens Ukraine with a continuation of the war

If there is no agreement according to Moscow, Russia will continue his war in Ukraine, according to Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin. “If it is not possible to agree on Ukraine, then we will achieve our goals in a military way,” said the Russian president at a press conference at the end of his four -day visit to China. Russia has also called for Ukraine’s waiver of territories that it does not control it itself.

Putin was once more awaited in Beijing. Russian troops are successful everywhere on the front. The reserves of the Ukrainian armed forces are exhausted, said the 72-year-old. In fact, Russian troops in the east of Ukraine are slowly moving. Most recently, the Ukrainian defenders also continued to go on more counterattacks that led to the reconquest of individual towns.

“Light at the end of the tunnel”

A conversation with the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj is a “dead end” because it is not legitimate, Putin said and also praised US President Donald Trump. Because of the attitude of the new US administration, he sees “light at the end of the tunnel”. Should common sense win, one can communicate about an acceptable end of the Ukraine conflict.

Putin did not say what this should look like. However, he denied that Russia had linked security guarantees for the neighboring country directly to area demands. Russia is less concerned with territories than the protection and the rights of the predominantly Russian -speaking population living there, he said.

Russia has been war in Ukraine for three and a half years. Tens of thousands of people, including many civilians, have died – especially in the east of Ukraine.