Watch in full as Vladimir Putin speaks after Sir Keir Starmer accused Russia of “playing games” with peace and delaying a ceasefire in Ukraine. The Russian president addressed the International Arctic Forum in Murmansk,

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his nation will soon overwhelm and destroy the Ukrainian military, and suggested the United Nations take control of the country if the war ends. Putin made the bellicose comments,

It's ironic Putin is fearful of being assassinated - given dozens of his political opponents and critics have mysteriously died over the last 25 years.

In a speech at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs congress, Vladimir Putin stated that “complete freedom in world trade, payments, and capital flows” should no longer be expected, adding that “the way it was before will no longer be the case,

Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed the West, called Ukraine’s leadership illegitimate, and floated the idea of a UN-backed interim administration in Kyiv. He claimed the West used the Minsk agreements to re-arm Ukraine and revealed that a peace deal was once close—until Boris Johnson “sabotaged” it.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that competition in the Arctic between various nations is growing, as US President Donald Trump seeks to annex Greenland and NATO increases its activities in the region.

Trump has repeatedly spoken about his desire for the U.S. to take over Greenland, telling reporters on Tuesday that America should "go as far as we have to go" to gain control of the Arctic island, which is an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark.

In Murmansk, the largest city north of the Arctic circle, President Vladimir Putin vowed to "strengthen Russia's global leadership in the Arctic", while warning that "geopolitical competition in the region" was intensifying.