Putin kicks the negotiating table again and affirms that there will be war in 2026

He said that Russia will achieve its objectives in Ukraine, that it will conquer “historical Russian territories” by force, if necessary, and announced that the Oreshnik hypersonic missile is ready to enter service before the end of the year.

Your Minister of Defense, Andrei Belousovgave the final blow to hopes of ending the conflict, by indicating that “real conditions” exist for the war in Ukraine to continue in 2026 due to the position of kyiv and its European allies.

Belousov predicted the collapse of the front as “inevitable” due to the unstoppable advance of Russian forces.

At a meeting with senior Defense Ministry officials in Moscow, using Kremlin terminology to refer to the offensive launched in February 2022, Putin promised that “the objectives of the special military operation will be achieved, without any doubt“.

With your back to diplomatic fever In trying to end the conflict, Putin said that “we would prefer to achieve this and eliminate the root causes of the conflict through diplomacy,” but “if the rival country and its foreign sponsors refuse to talk in a substantial way,” we will do so “by military means.”

Putin also announced this Wednesday that the new Russian hypersonic ballistic missile Oreshnik will enter service in the Armed Forces before the end of the year.

The head of the Kremlin stressed the need to modernize the Armed Forces and maintain nuclear parity.

“By the end of the year, the medium-range missile system with the Oreshnik hypersonic missile will be deployed,” said the Russian leader.

Putin added that Russia’s priority is improve its strategic nuclear forces.

“As beforewill play an important role in deterring the aggressor and maintaining the balance of power in the world,” he asserted.

El Oreshnik, medium range and can carry nuclear warheadscould theoretically hit targets located even thousands of kilometers away with a margin of error of just a few tens of meters.

The missiles were first used in late 2024 during an attack on a military factory in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region.

According to official sources, Belarus, Russia’s faithful ally in the Ukraine war, It will also deploy Oreshnik missiles provided by Moscow, before the end of 2025.

Two years ago, in 2023, Russia also deployed tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

The Kremlin is waiting for Washington to inform it as soon as possible about the results of the consultations in recent days with Ukrainians and Europeans in Berlin.

“No, it is not planned for this week. What we hope is that, when they are ready, our American colleagues will inform us about the results of the work carried out with the Ukrainians and the Europeans,” Dmitri Peskov, presidential spokesman, commented this Wednesday in his daily telephone press conference.

Peskov insisted that kyiv’s positions at this point in the process will be clear as soon as Moscow receives the corresponding documents.

Before learning about the modifications to the plan introduced by Ukrainians and Europeans, senior Russian officials They were very skeptical about its possible acceptance by Putin.

After his trip to Berlin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that a new round of consultations between Russians and Americans would soon take place.

Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, accompanied by Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, met with Putin for five hours on December 2, in consultations that yielded no commitment.

Putin insists on saying that his country is winning the war, so Ukraine must withdraw from the eastern area of ​​Donbas.