Putin Says Moscow Not Attacking Ukraines Political Leadership because It Will Need Negotiators From Kyiv
- Moscow is not attacking Ukraine's political leadership because it will need negotiators from Kyiv if dialogue occurs and may respond to continued Ukrainian attacks on its civilian infrastructure with strikes against energy facilities.
- Russian forces captured 270 square kilometers and 15 settlements in Donetsk, as well as nine settlements in Zaporizhzhia, while fighting continues in Orikhiv.
- Russia is open to expanding peace talks if new participants can contribute concretely, emphasizing the importance of known and trusted negotiators.
- Russia will withdraw its military base from Armenia if Yerevan no longer finds it militarily necessary and noted that Armenia cannot simultaneously join the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union due to conflicting rules.
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin spoke about the talks and explained why the Russian army did not attack Ukraine's leadership.
The Russian armed forces do not strike at the military and political leadership of Ukraine, because Moscow needs people to negotiate, declared Russian President Vladimir Putin." As you can see, we do not strike at them.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a press conference on the outcome of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan, explained why Russian soldiers did not strike at the leadership of the Kiev regime. "As you can see, we do not strike at them. We proceed on the basis that we need some people to... really, if they realize that they want to resolve the issues peacefully, not just "destroy" our economy and bring Russia "to it…
EADaily, 1 September 2026. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the Russian Federation did not attack the leadership of Ukraine because negotiators would be needed.
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