Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed his country will\ncontinue its military operation to fully control four Ukrainian regions\nMoscow claims to have annexed. The statement came amid a new proposal\nfrom Ukraine to temporarily halt long-range strikes as part of efforts\nto de-escalate the war, which has lasted more than four years.<\/p>\n
In an interview broadcast on Russian state television on Sunday\n(28\/6\/2026), Putin rejected the proposal, arguing that a cessation of\nstrikes would only benefit Ukrainian forces currently facing significant\npressure on the front lines.<\/p>\n
Putin also stated that Russia would enhance its air defence capacity\nto counter increasingly intensive Ukrainian drone attacks, which have\nlargely targeted Russian oil industry facilities. He noted that although\nthe strikes had triggered fuel supply disruptions in several Russian\nregions, the government had managed to bring the situation under\ncontrol.<\/p>\n
During a meeting at the Kremlin with ministers and other government\nofficials on Sunday, Putin acknowledged that Ukrainian drone attacks had\ncaused fuel shortages in some areas of Russia. However, he insisted the\nsituation was now under government control.<\/p>\n
In the television interview, Putin revealed that Ukraine had proposed\na mutual halt to long-range strikes as a step towards peace. However,\nMoscow viewed the proposal as an attempt to reduce pressure on Ukrainian\ntroops along the approximately 1,250-kilometre front line and would not\nalter its military strategy.<\/p>\n
\"It is clear why this proposal was made, because our retaliatory\nstrikes deep into Ukrainian territory are much stronger, have a greater\nimpact and, frankly, are far more devastating,\" Putin said. He added\nthat the severe personnel shortage experienced by the Ukrainian military\nwas one of the reasons behind the proposal. \"With a very severe shortage\nof personnel, the Armed Forces of Ukraine seem to think this could be\ntheir salvation. But saving the Kyiv regime is not part of our plans,\"\nhe stated.<\/p>\n
Putin insisted that Ukraine\u2019s attacks aimed to divert Russia\u2019s\nattention from the main objectives of its military operation. \"The\nUkrainian attacks aim to divert our attention and forces from achieving\nthe main goal, namely the complete liberation of Donbas and\nNovorossiya,\" Putin said, referring to the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson\nregions bordering Donbas. He has long insisted that Ukraine must abandon\nall remaining military positions in the Donetsk region as a key\ncondition for any peace agreement.<\/p>\n
Seven months after launching the invasion in 2022, Russia\nunilaterally annexed four Ukrainian regions: Donetsk and Luhansk in the\nDonbas, as well as Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. However, Russia currently\ncontrols only parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.<\/p>\n
Responding to Ukraine\u2019s escalating campaign of medium- and long-range\ndrone strikes, Putin said Russia must urgently strengthen its air\ndefence capabilities. \"The first task is to quickly and significantly\nincrease the production of the most needed air defence systems,\" he\nsaid. He also asserted that attacks on Russian infrastructure had not\naltered the situation on the battlefield.<\/p>\n
Putin also said Russia expected US-led diplomatic efforts to end the\nwar to resume. He anticipated that US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared\nKushner would visit Moscow again once the most heated phase of the\nconflict between the US, Israel, and Iran concluded.<\/p>\n
Putin appeared to align with remarks made by US Secretary of State\nMarco Rubio the previous week, stating that no formal agreement was\nsigned during his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska last\nyear, although several proposals from Washington were discussed. \"No one\nsigned anything, but we discussed a number of possibilities for ending\nthe conflict in Ukraine,\" Putin said. According to him, the United\nStates had requested several compromises that were subsequently outlined\nin proposals submitted by Washington during the talks.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/putin-rejects-ukraine-truce-proposal-vows-to-continue-military-operations-1782708695", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }