New clips from Putin documentary counsel Russia dismissed Ukraine peace talks, ceasefire weeks in the past

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on March 27 that Moscow has "sufficient forces and means" to deliver its struggle in opposition to Ukraine to a "logical conclusion" with out making any significant concessions, it has been revealed in new clips from a documentary launched on Could 18.

"Russia has sufficient forces and means to deliver what we began in 2022 to a logical conclusion with the outcome Russia wants," Putin stated whereas recording the movie "Russia. Kremlin. Putin. 25 Years."

"This result’s the elimination of the causes that led to this disaster, the creation of situations for long-term sustainable peace, and the safety of the Russian state."

The documentary aired on Could 4 however made solely passing references to the U.S.-led peace course of ongoing on the time of the interview.

The newest feedback — publicly withheld till now and posted on Telegram by the interviewer — come practically 4 months into U.S. President Donald Trump's push for a ceasefire which has been repeatedly rejected by Russia, and two days after the primary direct talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations since 2022, wherein Moscow reiterated its maximalist calls for.

A supply within the Ukrainian President's Workplace instructed the Kyiv Impartial that Russia's delegation in Istanbul on Could 16 reiterated calls for for Ukraine to retreat from all annexed territories.

The event comes forward of a scheduled Could 19 telephone name between Putin and Trump, who continues to try to dealer a ceasefire.

Within the new feedback, Putin stated a precedence is securing Russian-speaking populations in territories Russia claims as its personal — a reference to Crimea and the partially occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts.

The Kremlin declared its annexation of the 4 areas in 2022 after sham referenda, regardless of not totally controlling any of them.

Moscow additionally insisted Ukraine abandon NATO ambitions, forgo reparations, and settle for a impartial standing with no international navy help — calls for Kyiv has categorically rejected.

Regardless of initiating the Istanbul talks, the Kremlin dispatched solely mid-level officers. President Volodymyr Zelensky had known as on Putin to attend personally, stressing that solely the Russian president might authorize a ceasefire.

Trump, who has not imposed new sanctions on Russia to strain it into establishing a ceasefire, plans to talk with Putin on Could 19. He stated he would then communicate with Zelensky and NATO leaders.

Kyiv and European governments proceed to push for an unconditional truce, which Ukraine accepted in March. Moscow has ignored the supply and intensified its strikes on Ukrainian cities, together with the biggest drone assault of the struggle on Could 18.

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