Russia’s Putin rules out ceasefire with Ukraine during speech in Moscow

Putin warned the West he would deploy nuclear weapons if necessary to defend the Russian Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad.Published On 1 Oct 20261 Oct 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin has ruled out a ceasefire on long-range strikes with Ukraine as Moscow steps up its campaign of aerial attacks on Kyiv.“We are told: ‘Let them stop striking your refineries, and you will stop striking their ships.’ It is simply ridiculous,” Putin said on Thursday at the Valdai political forum in Moscow.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘I wanted to live’: A Ukrainian orphan’s journey through Russian occupationlist 2 of 3Russian attacks on Kyiv region kill four people, target power gridlist 3 of 3Russia warns NATO of possible nuclear response if Kaliningrad is cut offend of listThe remarks followed a meeting between United States President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in New York on September 22, when Zelenskyy said Kyiv was ready to cease strikes on Russian oil refineries and other energy facilities if Moscow also stopped its attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.Speaking at the forum of the Moscow-based think tank, Putin said Ukraine had “partially achiev...