Putin says Russia will fight on unless Ukraine cedes land

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he would end his Ukraine offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims at its own -- otherwise his army would take it by force.- 'Little can be done' - In his remarks Thursday, Putin repeated the claim that Russia had encircled the Ukrainian army in Pokrovsk and Myrnograd in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region -- the most fiercely embattled area and a key target for Moscow's forces.