Skip to main content
Holiday Sale — Get 40% off Vantage for yourself or as a gift
Published loading...Updated

Putin calls European leaders ‘little pigs’, vows to achieve Ukraine goals by diplomacy or military action

Putin warned that Russia will secure territorial gains in Ukraine by force if Kyiv and Western allies reject peace talks, spending 5.1% of GDP on the war in 2025.

  • On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin lashed out at European leaders, calling them `little pigs` and vowed to achieve Russia’s Ukraine goals through diplomacy or military action.
  • Putin argued Russia has consistently favoured diplomatic solutions but blamed coercion by the previous U.S. administration and European politicians for missed opportunities.
  • Putin's presentation noted Russia controls about 19% of Ukraine, including Crimea, Donbas, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, and spends 5.1% of gross domestic product on the war in 2025.
  • With talks ongoing but no deal reached, Putin rejected the amended U.S.-led peace plan and warned such policies create prerequisites for continued military operations next year, 2026.
  • Kyiv and its European allies are concerned by demands for Ukrainian territorial concessions and want stronger security guarantees as the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile enters combat duty this month.
Insights by Ground AI

88 Articles

Right

The tsar: "Dialogue impossible with these elites." His opponents fear an offensive of 710,000 men.The negotiations on peace in Ukraine run the risk of getting bogged down, with the direct protagonists who show themselves increasingly sceptical about the positive outcome. That the proposals made by Europe remove Moscow from the negotiations is evident from the reaction of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. While saying ready to negotiate a pe…

Read Full Article
kreiszeitung.dekreiszeitung.de
+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
Center

Putin announces that Russia will continue to fight. The territories claimed by the Kremlin are to be conquered if a Trump deal should not "remove the causes of the conflict."

Read Full Article
Lean Right

Get the latest updates on the war in Ukraine and the attempt to reach a peace agreement.

·Aarhus, Denmark
Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 39% of the sources lean Right
39% Right

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

The spokesman-Review broke the news in Spokane, United States on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal