ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 4 - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would defeat Ukraine on the battlefield if necessary, but was ready to end the war via diplomacy and honour unspecified compromises he said had been agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 4 - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would defeat Ukraine on the battlefield if necessary, but was ready to end the war via diplomacy and honour unspecified compromises he said had been agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.