Putin says Ukraine not in a hurry to resolve conflict with Russia peacefully; warns of military action

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday (December 27) that Russia could see Kyiv was in no hurry to end the Ukraine conflict by peaceful means. Putin said that if Ukraine did not want to resolve the conflict peacefully then Russia would accomplish all goals of its "special military operation" by force. Earlier on Saturday, responding to Russia's vast overnight drone and missile attack, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia was demonstrating its wish to continue the war, while Kyiv wanted peace. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Putin's remarks.