Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, stated that any prospective cease-fire would merely be used by Kyiv as an opportunity to rearm with assistance from the West when it ran out of resources. The Russian leader claimed that Ukraine‘s counteroffensive against Moscow’s forces had so far failed and that the Ukrainian army had suffered significant losses while speaking at an economic summit in Vladivostok, a port city on Russia’s Pacific coast.
“I have the impression that they want to bite off as much as they can and then, when their resources are close to zero, to achieve a cessation of hostilities and start negotiations in order to replenish their resources and restore combat capability,” Vladimir Putin said. He added that many possible mediators have questioned whether Russia is prepared to end the war and that it would be difficult for Russia to do so in the face of a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
He claimed that before there was any hope of discussions, Ukraine would have to end its unilateral legal ban on negotiations for peace and state its objectives. “Then we shall see,” Vladimir Putin said.
Including Crimea, which it annexed in 2014, Russia is thought to control around 18% of Ukrainian land now. In 2022, it also annexed a large portion of eastern and southern Ukraine. Ukraine has been fighting to take back some of that land for a while, and while it has taken back a few villages, it has not yet made any meaningful strides.
In addition, Vladimir Putin criticised the West’s decision to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighters and warned that providing them with cluster bombs and depleted uranium munitions was a crime. Vladimir Putin said when asked if Russia needed to implement a new obligatory mobilisation that 1,000 to 1,500 Russians were signing voluntarily every day. 270,000 people signed voluntary contracts over the previous six to seven months.
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