{"id":5973,"date":"2025-12-19T13:11:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T13:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=5973"},"modified":"2025-12-19T13:11:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T13:11:47","slug":"putin-takes-aim-at-zelenskyy-in-annual-qa-says-he-wont-negotiate-on-land-russia-ukraine-war-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=5973","title":{"rendered":"Putin takes aim at Zelenskyy in annual Q&#038;A, says he won\u2019t negotiate on land | Russia-Ukraine war News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Russian leader underscores Kremlin\u2019s hardline stance on peace talks as Trump pushes for deal to end war.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 19 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">19 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at his highly choreographed annual question-and-answer session in Moscow, has said his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy refuses to discuss territorial concessions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The comments were made on Friday during the \u201cResults of the Year\u201d event, where Putin fielded questions from millions of Russians on topics ranging from domestic policy to the war.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Putin\u2019s remarks are the latest in a drumbeat of often-repeated maximalist Russian positions nearly four years after he ordered troops into the neighbouring country, as United States President Donald Trump intensifies diplomatic efforts to broker a peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The issue of territory gained, lost, to be ceded or not, delves into the heart of the matter on one of the most contentious issues in the talks to end the war so far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">\u201cWe know from statements from Zelenskyy that he\u2019s not prepared to discuss territory issues,\u201d Putin told attendees at the event in the capital\u2019s Gostiny Dvor exhibition hall. Zelenskyy has indeed stated that clearly, but Ukraine\u2019s constitution also forbids the ceding of land.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Putin has demanded Ukraine cede all territory in four key regions his forces have captured and occupied, along with Crimea, which Moscow seized and annexed in 2014.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">He also wants Ukrainian troops to withdraw from parts of eastern Ukraine that Russian forces have not yet taken in the eastern Donetsk region, where fighting remains attritional \u2013 conditions Kyiv has rejected outright.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Putin projected confidence about battlefield progress, saying Russian forces had \u201cfully seized strategic initiative\u201d and would make further gains before the year ends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Moscow\u2019s larger army has made steady advances in recent months, seizing between 12 and 17 square kilometres (4.5 and 6.6 square miles) daily in 2025, according to Western assessments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The Russian president also attacked Western handling of frozen Russian assets, labelling plans to use them for Ukraine as \u201crobbery\u201d rather than theft because it was being done openly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">\u201cWhatever they stole, they\u2019ll have to give it back someday,\u201d he said, pledging to pursue legal action in courts he described as \u201cindependent of political decisions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>European Union leaders agreed to provide a hefty $105bn interest-free loan to Ukraine to meet its military and economic needs in its war with Russia for the next two years, EU Council President Antonio Costa said.<\/p>\n<p>The leaders decided early on Friday \u200dto borrow cash on capital markets to fund Ukraine\u2019s defence against Russia rather than use frozen Russian assets, diplomats said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The annual event, which Putin has held in different formats since 2001, drew about three million questions from Russians via phone, text and online platforms. An artificial intelligence system processed the queries to identify common themes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Putin\u2019s comments come at a pivotal moment, and are watched closely by Western officials who will want to get a read on how he intends to present the situation on the ground to the Russian public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Trump has launched a major diplomatic push to end nearly four years of fighting, but negotiations have stalled over sharply conflicting demands from Moscow and Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">US officials estimate that Russia and Ukraine have suffered more than two million casualties since Moscow launched its invasion in February 2022. 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