But his broader comments were not really conciliatory, and will do little to raise hopes of a negotiated settlement.<\/p>\n
In the course of his briefing with foreign media, Putin made his customary false accusation that Zelenskyy is not Ukraine\u2019s legitimate president.<\/p>\n
Asked by AP about Russia condemning Israel\u2019s strikes on Iran even as Ukrainian civilians are killed in attacks by Moscow, Putin responded that Russia was targeting the country\u2019s arms factories<\/strong> \u2013 despite a recent attack on a nine-story residential building, which saw several dead.<\/p>\n \u201cThe strikes were carried out against military industries, not residential quarters.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Putin also warned Germany against delivering long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine<\/strong>, saying that it could draw it into a direct military conflict with Russia but won\u2019t help stem Russian advances, AP said.<\/p>\n \u201cOur troops are advancing along the entire line of contact,\u201d he said, warning Ukraine to accept Russia\u2019s terms for a peace deal or face tougher conditions in the future. \u201cIf they fail to agree, the situation could change for the worse.\u201d<\/p>\n On Nato<\/strong>, he added:<\/p>\n \u201cWe do not consider any Nato rearmament to be a threat to the Russian Federation, because we are self-sufficient in terms of ensuring our security.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Courting Trump<\/strong>, he praised his push for peace in Ukraine, seconding the American leader\u2019s repeated claims that the 3-year-old conflict wouldn\u2019t have started if he had been in the White House in 2022, AP noted.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Trump had been the president, the conflict indeed might not have erupted.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n Russia spurns ceasefire and chooses to kill, Zelenskyy says<\/p>\n Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/strong> has just posted a video<\/a> of his visit to the site of the Russian \u201cvile attack\u201d earlier this week, which killed 23 civilians.<\/p>\n This strike is a reminder to the world that Russia spurns a ceasefire and chooses to kill.<\/strong> <\/p>\n I am grateful to all our partners who understand that Ukraine must grow stronger every single day.<\/strong> I thank everyone who is ready to exert pressure on Moscow in a way that makes them feel the true cost of this war.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Share<\/a>Putin ready to meet Zelenskyy in ‘final phase’ of talks, but defiant about aggression’s focus on military targets, progress made<\/p>\n For what it\u2019s worth, Russia\u2019s Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he was ready to meet with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/strong> but only during a \u201cfinal phase\u201d of negotiations<\/strong> \u201cso as not to sit there and divide things up endlessly, but to put an end to it\u201d.<\/p>\n But his broader comments were not really conciliatory, and will do little to raise hopes of a negotiated settlement.<\/p>\n In the course of his briefing with foreign media, Putin made his customary false accusation that Zelenskyy is not Ukraine\u2019s legitimate president.<\/p>\n Asked by AP about Russia condemning Israel\u2019s strikes on Iran even as Ukrainian civilians are killed in attacks by Moscow, Putin responded that Russia was targeting the country\u2019s arms factories<\/strong> \u2013 despite a recent attack on a nine-story residential building, which saw several dead.<\/p>\n \u201cThe strikes were carried out against military industries, not residential quarters.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Putin also warned Germany against delivering long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine<\/strong>, saying that it could draw it into a direct military conflict with Russia but won\u2019t help stem Russian advances, AP said.<\/p>\n \u201cOur troops are advancing along the entire line of contact,\u201d he said, warning Ukraine to accept Russia\u2019s terms for a peace deal or face tougher conditions in the future. \u201cIf they fail to agree, the situation could change for the worse.\u201d<\/p>\n Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of an airstrike on a nine-story residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko\/EPA<\/p>\n On Nato<\/strong>, he added:<\/p>\n \u201cWe do not consider any Nato rearmament to be a threat to the Russian Federation, because we are self-sufficient in terms of ensuring our security.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Courting Trump<\/strong>, he praised his push for peace in Ukraine, seconding the American leader\u2019s repeated claims that the 3-year-old conflict wouldn\u2019t have started if he had been in the White House in 2022, AP noted.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Trump had been the president, the conflict indeed might not have erupted.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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Jakub Krupa<\/p>\n