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Putin opens door to ‘lasting peace’ talks with Ukraine & says he’s ‘ready to meet Trump’ during FOUR-hour Kremlin Q&A

VLADIMIR Putin claims he wants a “lasting peace” with Ukraine and says he’s ready to meet Donald Trump.

The Russian tyrant spoke for four hours in a question and answer session on Thursday at the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin gesturing during a news conference.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said he wants a ‘lasting peace’ with Ukraine[/caption]
Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, and Volodymyr Zelensky posing for a photo.
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Donald Trump met with Volodymyr Zelensky at the opening of the Notre Dame[/caption]
Ukrainian soldiers in a trench near Bakhmut.
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Ukrainian soldiers take up position in a trench[/caption]

Despite waging war on Ukraine and targeting civilians with missiles and drones, Vlad now says he wants harmony with Kyiv.

Putin said he was ready to meet Trump – who has pledged to end Russia’s invasion with a quick peace after he takes office.

He said the pair would “have things to discuss” but said Trump had not contacted him yet.

Putin said: “Politics is the art of compromise. We have always said that we are ready for both talks and compromise.”

Despite Ukraine’s Herculean efforts at holding back the Russian army, Putin said he believed the country would soon give up.

Putin claimed: “Soon, those Ukrainians who want to fight will run out, in my opinion, soon there will be no one left who wants to fight.

“We are ready, but the other side needs to be ready for both negotiations and compromises…”

He said that a ceasefire would only allow “the enemy to strengthen its troops” and give Kyiv a chance to bring in reinforcements and ammunition.

That’s change of tune from his hard line on Ukraine saying he wouldn’t negotiate and that parts of Ukraine that he had seized were parts of Russia.

Tyrant Vlad claimed that peace talks should be based on the “situation on the ground” – where Russia controls parts of Ukraine.

Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions had fraudulent referendums carried out in 2022 saying they were “independent” of Ukraine.

In reality, Russian soldiers held civilians at gunpoint in the sham votes as Putin sought to grow his Russian empire.

In Thursday’s Q&A session Putin admitted he should have invaded earlier and Russia should have been “prepared for it in advance and more thoroughly”.

The dictator also claimed that his bungled invasion, which he thought would capture Kyiv in three days, had made Russia stronger.

Vladimir Putin at a news conference with a banner from the 155th Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet.
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Putin smiles as men hold a Marine banner behind him[/caption]
Ukrainian soldiers preparing a mortar near Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast.
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Ukrainian soldiers fire a mortar at Russians[/caption]

He said: “Russia has become much stronger over the past two or three years because it has become a truly sovereign country.

“We are standing firm in terms of economy, we are strengthening our defence potential and our military capability now is the strongest in the world.”

In response to Putin’s comments, Zelensky said: “Do you think he is a sane person?”

In the four-hour interview, Putin also appears to slip up on live TV and confirm he has two secret children.

He revealed he enjoys watching films with his “little ones” in a bizarre annual call-in amid claims he has a pair of young sons with Olympic gymnast lover Alina Kabaeva.

Rumours over secret sons have surrounded the despot for years after independent journalists uncovered a potential fresh family growing.

The unverified claims say the ageing tyrant and long-term partner Kabaeva – a woman decades younger than him – actually have boys already.

Ivan, 9 and Vladimir, 5, are said to be the latest two additions to the Putin family tree.

He has never confirmed these children with the Kremlin officially stating he has just two daughters – Maria Vorontsova, 39, and Katerina Tikhonova, 38.

Presidents Trump and Putin in bilateral meeting.
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Putin and Trump met in 2019[/caption]
Vladimir Putin and Alina Kabaeva at a Kremlin event.
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Alina Kabaeva – who Putin is believed to have two sons with[/caption]

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Andy Reid in huge Kansas City Chiefs injury boost as star wide receiver set to make shock team debut after horror injury

THE Kansas City Chiefs are reportedly expecting to welcome a star offensive player into the fold in Week 16.

Andy Reid and the 13-3 Kansas City squad haven’t been able to utilize the injured wide receiver throughout the season.

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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise Brown spotted during training camp on August 2[/caption]
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Chiefs head coach Andy Reid looks on before the Sunday Night Football game against the Los Angeles Chargers on December 8[/caption]

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Thursday that wideout Marquise Brown will be activated for Saturday’s game against the Houston Texans.

The report stated that the 27-year-old will play in the game “assuming everything continues trending positively this week.”

Brown has yet to play a game this campaign due to a shoulder injury.

During an August preseason game, he suffered a sternoclavicular shoulder joint injury which required surgery.

The Kansas City Chiefs also lost star Rashee Rice for the season after just four games due to a knee injury.

Still, the Chiefs have been able to weather the storm and can land the AFC’s No. 1 seed which would give them a first-round bye plus home-field advantage.

After suffering the injury in August, Brown initially was expected to miss the regular season after being placed on injured reserve but potentially return in the postseason.

After the successful surgery, the 2019 first-round pick rehabbed and later made claims about making a late-season debut.

Then, last week, the Chiefs brought Brown back from the injured reserve list and opened up a 21-day practice window which lets the team evaluate the wideout without having him on the 53-man roster.

Brown’s activation would help open up routes for Travis Kelce, trade deadline addition DeAndre Hopkins, and others.

He can also work alongside rookie Xavier Worthy, who leads the team’s wide receivers with 494 receiving yards this season.

Brown previously played for the Baltimore Ravens and Arizona Cardinals.

His career season came in 2021 when he posted 91 receptions for 1,008 receiving yards and six touchdowns.

Before this season, Brown recorded 700 or more receiving yards in three straight seasons.

The Chiefs will be eyeing to be the first team in NFL history to win three straight Super Bowl titles.

Health is the main priority at the moment for the Chiefs, however, as Patrick Mahomes suffered a mild high-ankle sprain in the team’s Week 15 win over the Cleveland Browns.

Fortunately, the two-time NFL MVP has fully participated in practice this week and Reid told reporters that the 29-year-old will start in Week 16.

The Chiefs are in the middle of schedule chaos as they have the brutal task of playing three games in 10 days.

After their Browns victory on December 15, they will host the Texans on Saturday, and then take on the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day.

The Chiefs’ season-finale game will be against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, January 5.

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Brown previously played for the Arizona Cardinals and Baltimore Ravens[/caption]

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‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Director Jeff Fowler Talks “Artistic Consultant” Jim Carrey and ‘Sonic 4’ Chatter: “We’ll See”

Carrey claimed he would only come out of retirement for the third film if given a script printed in gold ink, which the director says he delivered to the actor: "it's now worth about a hundred thousand dollars."

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