Putin denied the responsibility of the Russian Federation for the victims during his

Russia does not consider itself responsible for the casualties during the special military operation in Ukraine, as it did not initiate the conflict. This was announced on December 19 by Russian President Vladimir Putin during the "Results of the Year".

"We do not consider ourselves responsible for the deaths of people, because we did not start this war. This war was launched after the coup d'etat in Ukraine, an unconstitutional armed coup in 2014," he said.

Vladimir Putin also stressed that the Kiev authorities had launched military operations against their citizens in southeastern Ukraine.

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On the same day, Putin said that Russia does not reject compromises within the framework of the settlement plan in Ukraine and is ready to resolve the conflict peacefully. He also pointed to Trump's efforts to resolve the conflict, saying that the American president is doing this "absolutely sincerely." The Russian President added that at the moment, the "ball is completely and completely" on the side of the Western countries and Kiev in the settlement issue.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on December 18 that Russia was preparing certain contacts with the United States to learn more about the proposals made by the European Union (EU) and Ukraine in the peace plan.

The Axios portal learned on December 16 that the United States plans to come to Russia in the near future with a strong package of proposals to resolve the Ukrainian crisis. At the same time, American leader Donald Trump said that at the moment the conflict is closer to an end than ever.

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