Putin Does Not Rule Out Capturing Key Ukrainian City Speaking at an annual economic conference in St Petersburg, Russia, Mr Putin did not rule out Russian forces taking more Ukrainian territory including the city of Sumy A Russian offensive in northern Ukraine has put its forces about 12 miles outside the city’s center “We don’t have a goal to grab Sumy,” Mr Putin said
Putin Says Whole of Ukraine Is Ours, Does Not Rule Out . . . Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that Russians and Ukrainians are “one people" and declared that “in that sense the whole of Ukraine is ours," while also stating that he does not rule out Russian forces taking control of the Ukrainian city of Sumy Speaking at the St Petersburg
Putin says all of Ukraine is ours as he eyes Sumy city Among the key developments, Putin said he did not "rule out" the capture of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, which lies roughly 30 kilometers (just over 18 miles) from the Russian border
I don’t rule it out: Putin reveals Russia’s plans for . . . Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia allegedly does not plan to capture Sumy However, he cynically added right away that he "does not rule out" such a possibility, according to Putin’s statement at the plenary session of SPIEF-2025 (St Petersburg International Economic Forum)
Whole of Ukraine ours: Putin doesnt rule out taking control . . . President Vladimir Putin said Russians and Ukrainians are "one people" and hinted at the possible capture of Sumy city, claiming it is to protect Russian territory Listen to Story Putin said Russians and Ukrainians are one people He claimed whole of Ukraine is theirs in that sense He said that
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 20, 2025 Putin claimed that Russian forces are "ending up" in territories beyond the four oblasts that Russia has illegally annexed in accordance with the "logic of military actions," then recalled the saying "where the foot of a Russian soldier steps, that is [Russia's] "[8] Putin stated that he does not rule out Russia seizing Sumy City "in principle
Putin does not rule out taking Ukrainian city of Sumy Russian President Vladimir Putin has for the first time threatened the possible capture of the Ukrainian regional capital Sumy "We do not have the goal of taking Sumy, but in principle I do not