Russian President Vladimir Putin began his end-of-year news conference with a question about Ukraine, vowing that his goals remain the same and there would be no peace until they are achieved. Mr Putin was greeted with applause as he arrived in the hall in central Moscow, a short distance from the Kremlin. Advertisement This year, ordinary citizens have the chance to phone in questions along with those asked by journalists, and Russians have been submitting questions for Mr Putin for two weeks. Key themes are expected to be the fighting in Ukraine, payments to soldiers and their families and the...