The Russian president stated that his country would achieve “all objectives in Ukraine”, which include the annexation of the four partially occupied regions in the south and east of Ukraine, in addition to the Crimean peninsula, and that this is “task number one” .
Vladimir Putin guarantees that Russia is committed to ending . The Russian president admits to using a hypersonic ballistic missile again but says he is in no rush to do so.
“We are striving to put an end to the conflict in Ukraine,” Putin began by saying.
The hypothesis of peace negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine, triggered by the Russian invasion in February 2022, has been an increasingly close hypothesis since Donald Trump’s electoral victory in the presidential elections held in the United States in November.
The Republican politician, who was US president from 2017 to 2021 and has been a critic of military support for Kiev, repeatedly promised during the election campaign to restore peace in Ukraine “within 24 hours” and called for an “immediate ceasefire ” followed by negotiations.
But the uncertainty surrounding his alleged plan raises concerns in Ukraine, which faces difficulties on the front lines and depends on Western financial and military aid and fears being forced into an unfavorable agreement.
Putin also threatened that his country is ready to use its next-generation ‘Oreshnik’ hypersonic missile again.
“If necessary, and if we think it is necessary to use more powerful medium-range weapons, of course we will use them. But we are in no rush,” he declared.
The Russian Army used this missile for the first time on November 21 in central Ukraine, justifying the maneuver as a response to the use of long- and medium-range Western weapons against Russian territory.
With LUSA
