WATCH: Putin Rules Out Ukraine Border Security Talks in Any Future Peace Deal | Times Now World

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, October 16, that Russia would not make its stated objective of securing its border regions a subject of potential peace talks with Ukraine. Speaking at a military briefing, Putin reiterated that capturing the Donetsk People's Republic remained a key objective, while claiming that Russian forces had accelerated their advance along the front line and made significant progress near Dobropillia. He also praised Russian strikes against Ukraine's military-industrial and logistics infrastructure. Separately, Russian military chief Valery Gerasimov said Moscow had launched major strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities. Ukrainian officials said Russian attacks had hit nine regions, disrupted electricity supplies to hundreds of thousands of households and wounded at least 15 people. Putin also acknowledged that Russia's air defence capabilities needed improvement. His remarks underscore the continuing military and diplomatic challenges facing efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war. The battlefield claims made by Moscow have not been independently verified. #putin #russiaukrainewar #ukrainewar #russia #ukraine #donetsk #dobropillia #kursk #peacetalks #russianmilitary #russianstrikes #ukraineenergy #poweroutages #ukrainecrisis #kremlin #kyiv #moscow #geopolitics #breakingnews #worldnews #timesnowworld putin, vladimir putin, russia ukraine war, russia ukraine latest news, ukraine war news, putin latest news, donetsk, donetsk region, dobropillia, kursk region, ukraine peace talks, russia peace talks, russian military, russian offensive, russian forces, ukrainian energy infrastructure, russian strikes ukraine, ukraine power outages, ukraine electricity, russian attacks, ukraine conflict, kremlin, kyiv, moscow, ukraine frontline, russian border security, nato, eastern europe, world news, war news Stay connected with Times Now World for real-time global news and analysis: Read full coverage: https://www.timesnownews.com/world Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timesnow.world Follow us on X: https://x.com/TimesNow_World #timesnowworld #worldnews #breakingnews