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President Vladimir Putin has doubled down on his core demands for ending the war in Ukraine, saying Russia will lay down arms only if Kyiv’s troops withdraw from territory claimed by Moscow.
President Putin has long pushed for legal recognition of the Ukrainian territories Russia has seized by force.
Speaking after Putin’s address, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia “scorned” efforts “to truly end the war”.
Speaking to reporters during a trip to Kyrgyzstan, Putin accused Kyiv of wanting to fight “to the last Ukrainian” – which he said Russia was “in principle” also ready to do. END
