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2025-12-18 05:08:17
On the 17th, Russian President Vladimir Putin, while attending an expanded meeting of the Russian Ministry of Defense, stated that Russia "will, as always, be prepared for negotiations and to peacefully resolve all the issues that have arisen in recent years." Although he did not specify which issues, he pointed out that Russia was not the instigator of the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022. "The destructive forces in Ukraine are supported by the West. In fact, the West itself started this war, and we just want to end it."
