Reference News Network, December 18 report: According to the website of the UK's Financial Times, on December 17, Russian President Putin said that Russia would not retreat from its mission to liberate its historical homeland, and predicted that the European "pigs" supporting Kyiv would eventually fall.
Putin told senior Russian Defense Ministry officials on the 17th that, four years into the full-scale attack on Ukraine, the Russian military has a strategic advantage along the entire front line and is capable of intensifying the offensive.
The report stated that these remarks highlight that Putin is not willing to end the war under any conditions below his highest goals.
Putin said that Russia is open to the efforts of US President Trump to mediate a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, and stated that "as Russia's strength inevitably continues to grow, Europe will be forced to negotiate with Russia."
Putin accused the United States of starting this war during the presidency of former President Biden, and said that it has successfully repelled Western attempts to defeat Russia.
Putin said, "Everyone thought they could quickly crush Russia. Those European pigs jumped in immediately, thinking they could kill en masse." He said that Russia is open to resuming diplomatic contact with the European continent, "if not with the current politicians, then when the European political leadership is replaced."
Putin is confident about the battlefield prospects for the Russian army. He said, "The objectives of the special military operation will definitely be achieved unconditionally. If the enemy and its foreign supporters are unwilling to engage in substantive negotiations, then Russia will liberate its historical homeland on the battlefield." (Translated by Lin Zhaohui)
On December 17, Russian President Putin delivered a speech during a meeting with defense ministry officials. (AP)
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