President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia would be prepared to talk to Ukraine, the United States, and Europe about the future of Ukraine if they wanted to, but that Moscow would defend its national interests.
Putin, who sent troops into Ukraine in 2022, has repeatedly said he would be prepared to talk about peace, though Western officials say he is waiting for the U.S. presidential election in November before making a genuine effort.
"We will not give up what is ours," Putin told a meeting of the defense leadership in Moscow, adding that Russia did not intend to fight with Europe.
Russia is upgrading its nuclear arsenal and keeping its strategic forces at the highest level of readiness as the West wages a "hybrid war" against it, Putin said.
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