JAKARTA - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian military forces continued to make progress on the Ukrainian battlefield and believed Moscow would achieve its military goals if Kyiv did not agree to the terms proposed in peace talks.
Putin made the statement at a recent annual press conference. He said Russian forces were expected to make further progress by the end of 2025.
At the beginning of the Ukraine-Russia conflict in 2022, Ukrainian forces had thwarted Russian military efforts that had an advantage in terms of the number of personnel and weapons to seize the capital Kyiv. However, as time passed, the conflict turned into a protracted war.
In recent years, Russia has been said to have made gradual progress in a number of areas. Although it did not progress as quickly as some parties had expected at the beginning of the conflict, Putin assessed that his troops' movements were consistent in various sectors.
"Our military forces continue to advance along the contact line, faster in some areas and slower in others. However, the enemy has retreated in all sectors," Putin said, quoted by AP News, Sunday, December 21.
Putin also reiterated that Russia still opens the door to negotiations, but stressed that Moscow's military objectives would continue to be pursued if an agreement was not reached in accordance with Russian interests.
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