Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, late Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Moscow could see Kyiv was in no hurry to end the Ukraine conflict by peaceful means.
‘Russia will accomplish all its goals’
Putin said that if Ukraine did not want to resolve the conflict peacefully, then Russia would accomplish all goals of its “special military operation” by force, Russian state news agency TASS reported.
‘Leaders of the Kiev regime are in no hurry to resolve this conflict by peaceful means’ — President PutinDue to the pace of the Russian advance ‘our interest in the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the territory they occupy is reduced virtually to zero’ https://t.co/6gl8arADe7 pic.twitter.com/HeJy9bvx3x
— RT (@RT_com) December 27, 2025
The Kremlin said earlier that the Russian president, who inspected one of the command posts of the Russian armed forces, received reports from the chief of general staff, Valery Gerasimov, and commanders of the “Centre” and “East” groups of Russian forces.
Russia claims to capture Myrnohrad, Huliaipole
Russian commanders told Putin that Moscow’s forces had captured the towns of Myrnohrad, Rodynske and Artemivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, as well as Huliaipole and Stepnohirsk in the Zaporizhzhia region, the Kremlin and Russian agencies said on Telegram.
⚡️ Russian forces LIBERATE Dimitrov in Donetsk People’s Republic and Gulyaypole in Zaporozhye — Chief of General Staff Gerasimov https://t.co/mpJhhk6l0t pic.twitter.com/ORHnKZbN8s
— RT (@RT_com) December 27, 2025
Ukraine’s military said in its regular battlefield update on Saturday that its forces had beaten back Russian attempts to advance in the vicinity of Myrnohrad and Huliaipole.
Zelenskyy-Trump meeting
Putin’s comments come ahead of the crucial meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday, in which the Ukrainian President is widely expected to accept the 20-point proposal to end the war.
‘Ukraine need security guarantees’
Ahead of his meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, in a series of lengthy posts on X, made it clear that Ukraine was willing to accept the peace deal.
“The most important thing is security guarantees. Besides territorial issues and the Zaporizhzhia NPP, there are security guarantees that are very important for us. Today, Russia showed how it reacts to the peace negotiations between Ukraine and the United States regarding ending Russia’s war against Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said referring to the overnight heavy missile and drone attacks carried out by Russia.
Ukraine did not start this war. Russia started it. Ukraine supported President Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire. Ukraine has agreed to many different compromises, and this is documented in our draft agreements, in our 20-point plan. Ukraine is willing to do whatever it takes to…
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) December 27, 2025
“Ukraine did not start this war. Russia started it. Ukraine supported President Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire. Ukraine has agreed to many different compromises, and this is documented in our draft agreements, in our 20-point plan. Ukraine is willing to do whatever it takes to stop this war,” he said in another post.
