Afghanistan, Dec. 28 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow will pursue its war objectives by force if Ukraine rejects peace talks, amid intensified Russian military attacks across Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, dressed in military uniform, issued a stern warning to Ukraine on Saturday, asserting that Kyiv shows no urgency to resolve the conflict through peaceful means. He claimed that if diplomacy fails, Russia will achieve all its objectives "by force."
Putin said Russian forces are advancing in Donbas and the Zaporizhzhia region, framing the conflict as a response to Kyiv's actions since 2014. He argued that Russia initially sought to protect the autonomy of southeastern Ukraine, but the Kyiv regime ignored Moscow'...