He said it at the Plenary Session of the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.
Putin reiterated the thesis to consider Russians and Ukrainians: “I believe that the Russian and Ukrainian people are one thing. In that sense, the whole Ukraine is ours. There is one old … not a rule – wherever the Russian soldier is, ours.”
Putin Today: “All of Ukraine is an eye … We have an Old Rule: Whereever a Russian Soldier Steps, it is outs.”
I Don’t Know How Many Times Ukrainians have to say this: 1) Russia doesn’t seek peace; 2) a Russian Soldier Will Not Stop in Ukraine.
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The Russian president said Russia never doubted Ukrainian right to sovereignty, but also that Ukraine was independence in 1991. was a “neutral state.”
He claims that Russia is “forced” to establish a safety zone along the border with Ukraine, reports Reuters. Putin said “does not reject” the conquest of the Ukrainian region of Sumi. In his speech, he said that the Ukrainian forces during the conquest in the Russian region, Kursk consisted of crimes against the civilian population.
He explained Russian military actions to the constant attacks of the Ukrainian army on the border areas of Russia: “Why are we doing it? It is a threat to us. It is the result of their, in my opinion, absolutely illiterate and completely unjustified moves.”
He warned about the possibility of using nuclear weapons against Russia, saying that it would be the end for those who try.
“The use of nuclear weapons against Russia would be the last mistake of Kiev,” he said, not specifying on what he assessed to exist.
(Vijesti.ba)
