At a meeting with the leaders of the Russian parliamentary parties Vladimir Putin, stated that Russia “has not started anything serious in Ukraine yet”.

“Today we hear that they want to defeat us on the battlefield. What can I say, let them try. We have already heard many times that the West wants to fight with us to the last Ukrainian. This is a tragedy for the Ukrainian people, but it seems that everything is coming to this.

Everyone should know that we haven’t started in Ukraine anything seriously yet. At the same time, we are not giving up on peace talks either. But those who are refusing should know that the further it goes, the harder it will be for them to negotiate with us”, - said the President of Russia.