Putin makes chilling nuclear menace and warns Russia is able to battle ’till the final Ukrainian dies’ – however says Trump’s proposal ‘would be the foundation’ of a peace deal
Vladimir Putin has made a chilling nuclear threat and warned that Russia is prepared fight ‘until the last Ukrainian dies’ if Kyiv doesn’t withdraw its troops, as suggested under Donald Trump‘s proposed peace deal.
The Russian leader said on Thursday that Moscow will achieve its objectives by force, and when asked about nuclear testing, he declared that Russia ‘should be prepared for any developments’.
‘Some people demand to deep on fighting until the last Ukrainian dies, Russia is ready for that’, he added.
‘Ukrainian troops must withdraw from the territories they hold, and then the fighting will cease.
‘If they don’t leave, then we shall achieve this by armed means. That’s it,’ Putin said as he noted that Russian forces were advancing in Ukraine at a faster pace.
His stark warning comes after he acknowledged that the outlines of a draft peace plan discussed by the US and Ukraine could become the basis of future agreements to end the conflict in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) at the Administrative complex Yntymak-Manas Ordo, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025
‘In general, we agree that this can be the basis for future agreements,’ Putin said, adding that the variant of the plan discussed by the the US and Ukraine in Geneva had been passed to Russia.
He added that the US was taking into account Russia’s position but that some things still need to be discussed.
The Russian president also said that if Europe wanted a pledge not to attack it, then Moscow was willing to give such a pledge.
Putin added that he considered the Ukrainian leadership to be illegitimate and so it was legally impossible to sign a deal with Ukraine, so it was important to ensure any agreement was recognised by the international community – and that the international community recognised Russian gains in Ukraine.
He also rejected the suggestion that US envoy Steve Witkoff had shown himself to be biased towards Moscow in peace talks over Ukraine, describing it as nonsense.
