Putin Dismisses Ukraine's Offer: Russia Won't Pause Long-Range Strikes | Dawn News English

Putin keeps saying Russia will fight until it achieves the ‘goals of the special military operation.’ But it’s not clear what those ‘goals’ even are.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on June 28 that he intends to continue military operations in Ukraine. “Our troops will do everything to achieve the goals of the special military operation,” he said. What exactly those “goals” are remains unclear. In the first two years of the full-scale war, the list changed constantly — from the “denazification” of Ukraine to “protecting the residents of Donbas” and even “uniting the Russian people” — and then Putin and other senior Russian officials gradually began simply invoking the phrase “goals of the SVO” without elaborating further. Here are just some of those statements.

Budanov Sees Chance to End Active Phase of War This Year, Rejects Territorial Concessions

The head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office said there is still a chance to end the active phase of Russia's war against Ukraine this year, although fighting is expected to intensify first. In an interview with RBC-Ukraine published Tuesday, Budanov rejected territorial concessions, stressed that Ukraine must continue achieving battlefield successes to maintain US support, cautioned Poland against issuing ultimatums, and warned that Russia still has the capacity to carry out another large-scale mobilization.

Russia Is Only Interested In Understandings It Reached On Ukraine With Trump, Says FM Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday (June 24) that Russia remained committed to understandings reached between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at a summit in Alaska last August and was not willing to take any other interim decisions or bend to ultimatums. #russia #ukraine #lavrov #putin #trump #breakingnews #worldnews #diplomacy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawn News English is your window into the latest news, insight, and features from South Asia and beyond. Website: www.dawn.com Official Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Twitter: https://x.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawnnewsenglish #news #latestnews #dawnnewsenglish #dawnnews

Ukraine strikes 2 oil refineries in Russia: Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Ukrainian forces had carried out overnight strikes on two oil refineries in Russia, reported Xinhua. In a post on X, Zelensky said one of the targets was the Slavyansk oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region, about 300 km from the frontline. Local media reported that the refinery has an annual processing capacity of some 4 million tons of oil. He said another refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region, about 700 km from the Ukrainian-Russian border, was also targeted, but did not give further details. Zelensky said the strikes were aimed at weakening Russia's ability to sustain its war effort. Each of our long-range sanctions means fewer resources serving Russia's war machine, and another step toward peace, he wrote.

Russia tuduh Ukraine tolak gencatan senjata sementara

MOSCOW: Kementerian Pertahanan Russia menuduh Ukraine menolak cadangan gencatan senjata sementara di bandar Kostiantynivka yang sepatutnya bertujuan membolehkan Moscow menyerahkan mayat tentera Ukraine yang terkorban. Menurut kementerian itu pada Ahad, pihaknya telah mengusulkan gencatan senjata selama enam jam di Kostiantynivka dan kawasan sekitarnya pada Isnin bagi memudahkan proses penyerahan tersebut. Ia turut memberi tempoh sehingga ... Read more The post Russia tuduh Ukraine tolak gencatan senjata sementara appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.