Putin says Russia is winning on battlefield, will not negotiate with ‘terrorists’
Vladimir Putin remains confident the enemy will crumble as polls show growing war fatigue and economic warnings mount.
President Vladimir Putin declared on Tuesday that Russia is triumphing in the war against Ukraine, portraying Ukrainian leaders as "terrorists" unworthy of negotiation. The Russian President, addressing reporters following a summit in Kyrgyzstan, admitted that Ukrainian attacks inside Russia had inflicted tangible damage and highlighted drones as a significant threat.
However, he maintained that Moscow was making rapid advances on the battlefield and did not expect negotiations with the Ukrainian side. Putin dismissed rumors of a potential new military draft, dismissing them as "utter nonsense". He also denied accusations from Germany that Moscow was responsible for a recent attempted drone attack in Leipzig, alleging that the German government was using the situation to divert attention from domestic issues.
Despite growing war fatigue in Russia and concerns about its economy, Putin remained optimistic, saying that Russia's military operations are accelerating. He asserted that Russian forces had captured a significant portion of Ukrainian territory and were closing in on the cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
Written by urgent.news from Free Malaysia Today's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
