Posted on 03/06/2025 1:24:22 PM PST by marcusmaximus
Russia will seek a peace deal in Ukraine that safeguards its own long-term security and will not retreat from the gains it has made in the conflict, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday in comments to relatives of soldiers killed there.
Putin also took an indirect swipe at French President Emmanuel Macron, saying Western leaders should not underestimate the Russian people and should keep in mind the fate of Napoleon Bonaparte, whose invasion of Russia in 1812 ended in disaster.
"We must choose for ourselves a peace option that will suit us and that will ensure peace for our country in the long term," Putin told a group of Russian women who have lost loved ones during the three-year war in Ukraine.
Asked by the mother of one fallen soldier if Russia would retreat, Putin said he did not intend to do that. Russia currently controls just under a fifth of Ukraine - or about 113,000 square km.
At times during the meeting some women wiped away tears.
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Just keep repeating Russian lies if you must but that does not make it true.
Like I said, the war started back in 2014.
Zeeper Propaganda.
You can say THAT again!
These zeepers are not only blind, but nuts too!
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 6, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Kremlin officials **explicitly rejected making any concessions in future peace negotiations** or accepting any US, European, or Ukrainian peace proposals and the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) rejected the possibility of a negotiated ceasefire on March 6.
Putin stated during a visit to the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation’s Moscow branch on March 6 that Russia does not intend to “give in to anyone” or make any compromises in future peace negotiations.
Putin stated that Russia must choose a peace option that best suits Russia and will ensure peace in the long-term. Putin noted that Russian societal unity is critical for Russian victory in Ukraine.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-6-2025
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