MOSCOW, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Russian President ‌Vladimir Putin said Ukraine was in no hurry for peace and ‌if it did not want to resolve their conflict peacefully, ‌Moscow would accomplish all its goals by force. Putin's remarks on Saturday, carried by state news agency TASS, followed a vast Russian drone and missile attack that prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ‍to say Russia was demonstrating its wish to ‍continue the war while Kyiv ‌wanted peace. Zelenskiy is to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday ‍to ​seek a resolution to the war Putin launched nearly four years ago with a full-scale invasion of Russia's smaller neighbour. The Southern Command of Ukraine's Armed Forces said on Telegram "fierce fighting" continued in Huliaipole. "However, a substantial part of Huliaipole continues to be held by the Defence Forces of Ukraine."

Source: The Star December 28, 2025 22:32 UTC