Putin says Russia will achieve its objectives by military force

Vladimir Putin has said that Russia will fight 'until the last Ukrainian dies' if it needs to and warned peace will not happen until Kyiv withdraws its troops.Diplomatic efforts to defuse Europe's deadliest war since World War II have been stepped up in recent weeks, with various peace plans emerging from different sides, including the US and Europe.Putin declared that if Ukraine fails to pull out of the territory Moscow claims as its own, Russia will have to achieve its objectives by military force.