http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73205 – Visit to Vishnevsky Central Military Clinical Hospital
“I think that the realisation is starting to dawn on them, and the rhetoric is changing: those who were talking just yesterday about the need to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia are now looking for the right words on how to quickly end the conflict. We also want to end the conflict, as quickly as possible, but only on our terms. We have no desire to fight endlessly, but we are not going to cede our positions either. You fought there, you were wounded there; are we going to surrender everything now? The cameras are on, otherwise, I would make a certain gesture here now: you all know what kind of gesture it is. So, it is not going to happen.”
By the way a very good read for those that want to get a handle upon what Putin is thinking is at the link above. (If you can get it to load? Always under attack since it is the Presidents doings!)
WtR