The Russian leader answered a question on this in a presser 12.19.2024….
The Ukraine President Zelensky says he ain’t buying Russia keeping the territory it has taken from the Ukraine….
One COULD see these comments as the first steps at cease-fire agreement…
It IS doiubtful Putin would agree to giving up much if anything, even in exchenge for getting the Russian Kursk teritory back…
It has been reported thta TRump HAS said he will N OT stop the flow of aid and military equipment to the Ukraine, which if true?
Would have the Ukraine VERY Happy…..
And would be a HUGE loss to Putin whose economy IS going in the toilet ….
And Russia has just thrown a HUGE bombing at the Ukraine capital of Kyiv….
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that what is needed in Ukraine is not a ceasefire, but a “long-term peace with guarantees for Russia and its citizens.”
During his year-end press conference on Thursday, Putin was asked whether the Kremlin is prepared to stop the fighting in Ukraine. He responded that a truce would only give Ukraine time to train its military and replenish its armed forces. “We don’t need a truce; we need peace,” Putin said.
Speaking about battlefield developments, Putin claimed that Russian troops are advancing daily, while Ukrainian forces are unable to hold their positions. “Do you want to give them the chance to regroup? he said. He added that “ensuring the security guarantees [Russia seeks] is a complex issue, but overall, it’s something that can be explored.”
According to Putin, Moscow has been open to various deals at different times, but Kyiv rejected them. The Russian president said that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had proposed a Christmas truce “for a day or two” and a prisoner exchange.
“I didn’t reject it. I said, in principle, it’s worth considering. But ask them [Kyiv]. He asked, and the next day the head of the regime announced that there would be no truce, no prisoner exchange,” Putin claimed.
Orbán posted about the proposal on social media on December 11, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized his latest phone talks with Putin. Zelensky’s communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn responded, stating that Hungary had not discussed the proposal with Ukraine and was not authorized to represent Kyiv in any way….
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Trump on continuing to support the Ukraine…
US President-elect Donald Trump does not intend to stop military aid to Ukraine. He plans to continue supplying weapons, Ukraine Update…Day 1,020 Financial Times reports.
The media outlet notes that three unnamed sources have confirmed Trump’s intention to continue providing military aid to Ukraine.
According to FT, this move would support other Western countries deeply concerned about their ability to sustain and defend Ukraine without Washington’s backing….
Russia bombs Kyiv 12.20.2024…
Russian ballistic missile strikes damaged several embassies in central Kyiv on the morning of December 20.