{"id":89518,"date":"2022-12-24T06:57:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T01:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailypunjabtimes.com\/english\/?p=89518"},"modified":"2022-12-24T06:57:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T01:27:45","slug":"vladimir-putin-hints-at-ending-ukraine-war-soon-after-volodymyr-zelenskyys-us-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailypunjabtimes.com\/english\/vladimir-putin-hints-at-ending-ukraine-war-soon-after-volodymyr-zelenskyys-us-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Vladimir Putin hints at ending Ukraine war soon after Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u2019s US trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The war in Ukraine should end as quickly as possible, according to Vladimir Putin, who has stated that Russia is aiming for a swift resolution. The Russian President told reporters that his goal is to end the conflict. \u201cThe sooner, the better,&#8221; he added. This was the first time that Putin called it a \u201cwar&#8221; instead of calling it &#8220;a special military operation&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remark was made soon after Volodymyr Zelenskyy&#8217;s famous trip to America. As part of the US&#8217;s largest commitment to Ukraine to date, US President Joe Biden increased arms shipments and pledged to provide Patriot surface-to-air missiles. The president of Ukraine received a high-profile VIP welcome from Biden on December 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By claiming that Russia would find a method to resist it, Putin downplayed the relevance of the Patriot air defence system that Biden promised to give to Zelenskiy. He said Russia would &#8220;crack&#8221; the Patriots. Putin also called the Patriot \u201cquite old&#8221; and said such actions could only prolong the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden&#8217;s actions, according to Russia, have demonstrated that the US is at war indirectly with Russia. Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for the Kremlin, claimed that Biden and Zelenskyy had not demonstrated that they were prepared to hear Russia&#8217;s concerns. Zelenskyy was never warned for the ongoing shelling of populated areas in Donbas&#8217; cities and villages, nor were any sincere pleas for peace heard, Peskov said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Ukraine and its allies have expressed scepticism in response to Putin&#8217;s remarks about ending the war as soon as possible. According to White House spokesperson John Kirby, Putin has not shown the slightest sign of wanting to negotiate a resolution to the crisis, which began on February 24 with Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine. Putin, on the contrary, is acting in a way that suggests he wants to continue inflicting bloodshed on the people of Ukraine and exacerbate the conflict, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any parties engaged in conflict eventually sit down and reach a compromise, said the Russian president while adding that the sooner those who disagree with the Kremlin realises it, the better. He said that Russia had never \u201cgiven up&#8221; on such possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The war in Ukraine should end as quickly as possible, according to Vladimir Putin, who has stated that Russia is aiming for a swift resolution. The Russian President told reporters that his goal is to end the conflict. \u201cThe sooner, the better,&#8221; he added. 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