If Ukraine rejects peace, Russia will achieve its goals militarily – Putin

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The Kiev regime is “in no rush” to resolve the conflict through diplomatic means, the Russian president has said Moscow will achieve all its goals through military means if Kiev does not want peace, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. The Ukrainian government continues to stall the peace process even when offered “decent” conditions, he told Russia’s top military brass during a visit to a command post on Saturday.The president made his remarks as the military reported having liberated the strategic town of Gulaypole in Zaporozhye Region and a number of other settlements in its latest successful push. The rate of the Russian advance makes Kiev’s willingness to agree to any territorial concessions irrelevant, Putin said.“Judging by the pace [of advance] we’re seeing along the contact line, our interest in the withdrawal of the Ukrainian military from the [Russian] territories they still hold has been de facto reduced to zero,” the president stated. “If the Kiev authorities do not want to resolve the matter peacefully, we will achieve all the goals… of the Special Military Operation through military means.”DETAILS TO FOLLOW