Russian President Putin's remarks at end-of-year press conference

December 19, 2025 4:45 AM EST

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his annual end-of-year press conference in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2025. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via REUTERS

MOSCOW, Dec ⁠19 (Reuters) - Russian ⁠President ‍Vladimir Putin held his annual end-of-year press ‍conference on Friday.

Below are some ​of his comments. He spoke ​in Russian and his words were translated by Reuters.

ON UKRAINE PEACE TALKS

"So far, ​we don't really see such readiness (form Ukraine for ​peace talks)... But still we see ... certain ‌signals, including from the Kyiv regime, that they are ​ready to engage ⁠in some kind of dialogue. The only ‌thing I want to say is that we have always ‌said this: we are ready and ‌willing to end this conflict peacefully, based on the principles I outlined ... ‍at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and ⁠by addressing the root causes that led to this crisis."

(Compiled by Felix Light, Editing by Timothy Heritage)



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