🎙 Highlights from President Vladimir Putin's answers to media questions • It is now obvious to everyone that defeating Russia on the battlefield would be impossible, while inflicting a strategic defeat on it is unrealistic [...] Living in friendship with Russia is a better option. • If we consider the political processes in Europe, it becomes obvious that the people of Europe do not want to fight against Russia. We do not want it either, and we are not preparing for any kind of war against Europe. • We do not want to fight against Ukraine. But if the current Ukrainian leaders want to fight, let them fight [...] From the very first days, we have always advocated a peaceful resolution. • As for our talks with the representative of the US administration: we agreed that we are ready to resume our trilateral contacts. The purpose will be to discuss how the security of Ukraine and Russia can be ensured after peace agreements are reached – a final settlement, not a temporary cessation of hostilities. • If we are to discuss some future security arrangement for both Ukraine and Russia, then of course we will need to talk about the broader European security architecture. Read in full