# Putin: Russia does not seek conflict with Ukraine; Kyiv wants it

https://mins.news/en/item/111717

- TASS, 2026-10-22 19:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2206545

> Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalist Pavel Zarubin that Russia does not want an armed conflict with Ukraine, but said that if Ukraine’s incumbent government wants to wage war against Moscow, “let them have it.”

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