{"id":4007,"date":"2025-12-19T16:07:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T17:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=4007"},"modified":"2025-12-26T13:48:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T13:48:52","slug":"nato-ukraine-peace-and-frozen-assets-key-statements-from-putins-qa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/19\/nato-ukraine-peace-and-frozen-assets-key-statements-from-putins-qa\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO, Ukraine peace and frozen assets: Key statements from Putin\u2019s Q&A"},"content":{"rendered":"

The annual event ran for nearly five hours, during which the Russian president fielded questions from the public and media<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual Direct Line end-of-year press conference in Moscow on Friday, addressing a broad range of issues in the four-and-a-half-hour Q&A session with citizens and journalists.<\/p>\n

Among the topics, Putin talked about the EU\u2019s failed attempts to tap Russia\u2019s frozen central bank assets, warnings against further NATO expansion, and security guarantees to facilitate\u00a0potential elections in Ukraine amid peace talks.<\/p>\n

Here are the key statements:<\/p>\n

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Russia ready to \u2018compromise\u2019 on Ukraine \u2013 Putin<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On hopes for peace<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cWe, too, would very much like to live in peace next year, free of any military conflicts\u2026 and we strive to resolve all contentious issues through negotiations,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to eliminate the root causes of the conflict so that nothing similar happens again, so that peace is long-lasting, strong, and sustainable.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

On NATO and future coexistence<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cThere won\u2019t be any [military] operations if you treat us with respect and respect our interests, just as we\u2019ve constantly tried to respect yours,\u201d<\/em> Putin said, citing NATO\u2019s broken promises regarding eastward expansion.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are not demanding anything unusual. We are not saying that no country has the right to choose its own method of defense, but it must be a method that does not threaten anyone, including us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

International cooperation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cWe are ready to work with… the UK, with Europe as a whole, and with the United States, but on an equal footing, with mutual respect,\u201d <\/em>he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we ultimately reach this point, everyone will benefit.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Putin warns NATO against potential blockade<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On a possible blockade of Kaliningrad<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cIf we are threatened in this way, we will eliminate these threats,\u201d<\/em> he said. \u201cActions of this kind will lead to an unprecedented escalation of the conflict, take it to another level, and expand it to a full-scale armed conflict.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

On the US-brokered peace talks<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cThe ball is entirely in the court of our Western opponents, primarily the leaders of the Kiev regime, and above all, their European sponsors,\u201d<\/em> Putin said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are ready for both negotiations and a peaceful resolution to the conflict.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

On weapons in space and 3I\/ATLAS comet conspiracy theories<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Russian president jokingly addressed the conspiracy theories surrounding the 3I\/ATLAS comet, which is currently passing through our solar system.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s our secret weapon, but we\u2019ll only use it as a last resort. Because we\u2019re against placing weapons in space in general,\u201d <\/em>he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut seriously, it\u2019s a comet. Our scientists know what\u2019s going on there. Moreover, this comet is from another galaxy, so it behaves differently.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

On the front line and Russian troops in the Ukraine conflict<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Putin promises more military successes by end of year<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve become the undisputed leader in drone numbers,\u201d<\/em> Putin said. \u201cOver 400,000 people\u2026 signed up for military service this past year,\u201d<\/em> with the numbers of those seeking to join the drone pilot branch so high that the Defense Ministry had to instate an entry competition, he stated.<\/p>\n

Russian soldiers are \u201citching\u201d<\/em> to advance further and \u201cfinish off the viper\u201d<\/em> after seeing the atrocities by Ukrainian troops against civilians. \u201cThey shot elderly women, killed them with drones.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

On Ukrainian elections<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cWe stated the possibility of our assistance\u2026 when Ukraine decides to organize presidential or parliamentary elections.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

On failed EU attempts to tap frozen Russian assets<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cTheft is the wrong definition, theft is done in secret. But here they are trying to do it openly. It\u2019s robbery,\u201d<\/em> Putin said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s not just a blow to their image; it\u2019s an erosion of trust in, in this case, the Eurozone,\u201d<\/em> he added. \u201cMost importantly, whatever they steal, no matter how they do it, will have to be repaid someday.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

On Russia\u2019s demographic problems<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important for [starting a family] to become fashionable, for people to understand the joys of motherhood and fatherhood.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

On God and Russia<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cI believe in God, who is with us and will never abandon Russia,\u201d<\/em> Putin said<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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