Moscow wants Kiev to acknowledge the “realities on the ground,” the Russian president has said
Russia is not seeking Ukraine’s surrender, President Vladimir Putin has said.
During a plenary panel on Friday at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin was asked whether Moscow has been seeking Ukraine’s “unconditional surrender,” as US President Donald Trump is demanding from Iran.
“We are not seeking the surrender of Ukraine. We insist on recognition of the realities that have developed on the ground,” Putin said, noting that the Ukraine conflict was “completely different” from the ongoing escalation in the Middle East.
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