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BumRushDaShow

(169,685 posts) Sun Dec 28, 2025, 11:06 AM Dec 2025

Putin says Russia will achieve its Ukraine aims by force if Kyiv doesn't want peace [View all]

Source: NBC News/Reuters

Dec. 28, 2025, 2:47 AM EST / Source: Reuters

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine was in no hurry for peace and if it did not want to resolve their conflict peacefully, Moscow would accomplish all its goals by force.

Putin's remarks on Saturday, carried by state news agency TASS, followed a vast Russian drone and missile attack that prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to say Russia was demonstrating its wish to continue the war while Kyiv wanted peace.

Zelenskyy is to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday to seek a resolution to the war Putin launched nearly four years ago with a full-scale invasion of Russia's smaller neighbour.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Putin's remarks.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/putin-russia-ukraine-aims-force-kyiv-peace-rcna251193

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Putin says Russia will achieve its Ukraine aims by force if Kyiv doesn't want peace [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 2025 OP

Holy shit! mikeysnot Dec 2025 #1

He grew up in the USSR. Igel Dec 2025 #3

EXACTLY what I thought... it's putin who does not want peace....fucker...nt mitch96 Dec 2025 #14

Pootie wants TOTAL SURRENDER and CONTROL. ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2025 #23

"Or he will burn it all down."... That seems to be the ruzzian/soviet model. If I can't conquer the hearts and minds.. mitch96 Dec 2025 #25

Putin doesn't want peace. He wants Ukraine. Dulcinea Dec 2025 #26

Oh, well, that will be a new direction. Hasn't this what he's been doing since Day 1? travelingthrulife Dec 2025 #2

Umm... when hasn't he done this? ananda Dec 2025 #4

Putin, Trump's idol, is a monster. He's lost 1.2 million soldiers so far, but doesn't care about them. surfered Dec 2025 #5

Putin's military and brutality hasn't been able to achieve his goals yet so what lets him think that will ... Botany Dec 2025 #6

In '62 we had a president with balls Submariner Dec 2025 #7

Putin's bitch. WestMichRad Dec 2025 #22

Fuck Putin duckworth969 Dec 2025 #8

Sounds like Trump's logic of deserving a Nobel Peace Prize. Norrrm Dec 2025 #9

Yeah, Putie. Whatever. paleotn Dec 2025 #10

I feel like if they could achieve their goals by force, this 4-day-war would have been over 4 years ago. nt Gore1FL Dec 2025 #11

Putin is reaching his last straw popsdenver Dec 2025 #12

Putin should remember that Russia also has reactors. The Madcap Dec 2025 #15

Putin Speaks With Trump Ahead of Zelensky Meeting in Florida to, receive, I guess, his marching orders. Brother Buzz Dec 2025 #13

What they been doing all along Historic NY Dec 2025 #16

Putin doesn't want "peace"--he wants "a piece" or several pieces...Russian lebensraum Maeve Dec 2025 #17

Dear Vlad BidenRocks Dec 2025 #18

But Kiev wants peace through expelling Russian forces from their territory and getting security guarantees. ChicagoTeamster Dec 2025 #19

Putin will achieve his ends in Ukraine by force alone no matter what. Any peace "deal" is just a ploy. Martin68 Dec 2025 #20

so far he is not having much success with his force nt msongs Dec 2025 #21

How will he take Ukraine by force if he hasn't been able to do so in four years? Blumancru Dec 2025 #24

Coming up on four years of this shit BeyondGeography Dec 2025 #27

sure, they've only been dicking around up till now DoBW Dec 2025 #28