{"id":6315,"date":"2026-06-04T16:48:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=6315"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:46:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:46:37","slug":"putins-qa-with-world-news-agency-heads-at-spief-as-it-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/putins-qa-with-world-news-agency-heads-at-spief-as-it-happened\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin\u2019s Q&amp;A with world news agency heads at SPIEF: As it happened"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Russian president fielded questions on Ukraine, strategic partnerships, new weapons systems, the Middle East, and Moscow\u2019s relations with the West<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin has wrapped up a wide-ranging Q&amp;A with the heads of major global news agencies on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, taking more than 20 questions on the Ukraine conflict and new weapons systems, as well as strategic partnerships, the Middle East, and relations with the West. Here are the key points from what Putin said. <\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Control of Donbass and a deal on Ukraine <em>\u201cdo not contradict each other.\u201d<\/em> Moscow is <em>\u201cwithout doubt\u201d<\/em> ready for a peaceful settlement based on the compromise discussed with US President Donald Trump in Anchorage, if Kiev also agrees. <\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Russia did not use the Oreshnik system <em>\u201cin the full sense\u201d<\/em> in strikes on Ukrainian territory. <em>\u201cWe tested similar systems at training grounds, but not the Oreshnik. This was not combat use.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The Russian Army now controls all of the Lugansk People\u2019s Republic, more than 85% of the Donetsk People\u2019s Republic and almost 80% of Zaporozhye Region. <\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Answering a question about a possible new presidential term, Putin said the Constitution allows him to run again in 2030, but it is <em>\u201cfar too early\u201d<\/em> to discuss it and he is <em>\u201cnot even thinking about that right now.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Russia has not made any sudden <em>\u201cpivot\u201d<\/em> to Asia; its close ties with China have been built up over many years, as Moscow and Beijing are <em>\u201cnatural allies and partners,\u201d<\/em> as well as neighbors. <\/p>\n<p>\u2013 On potential talks with Kiev, Putin said Russia would sign any future document with a <em>\u201clegitimate representative\u201d<\/em> of Ukraine, calling this <em>\u201cnot a whim.\u201d<\/em> He added that there is <em>\u201cno need\u201d<\/em> to halt hostilities to hold negotiations. <\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The European Union could play <em>\u201ca positive role,\u201d<\/em> not by sending more weapons but by trying to persuade the Ukrainian authorities to accept the compromises discussed in Anchorage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Russian president fielded questions on Ukraine, strategic partnerships, new weapons systems, the Middle East, and Moscow\u2019s relations with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6315"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6315"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6316,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6315\/revisions\/6316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}