Putin Says Ukraine Is In No Hurry To Resolve Conflict With Russia Peacefully

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Russia could see Kyiv was in no hurry to end the Ukraine conflict by peaceful means. 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. Earlier on Saturday, responding to Russia's vast overnight drone and missile attack, President Zelensky said that Russia was demonstrating its wish to continue the war, while Kyiv wanted peace. #russia #putin #ukrainewar The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Putin's remarks. The Kremlin said 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. 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. 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. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Find us on Facebook:   / timesandsundaytimes   Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram:   / thetimes