The Russian president, Vladimir Putinthis Thursday described as “nonsense” the accusations that Moscow consider attacking Europabut warned the I’LL TAKE that the consequences of a troop deployment in Ukraine They would be “tragic.”
“They have started to talk (he stated in relation to the hypothesis that the French president considered, Emmanuel Macronto send soldiers to Ukraine) on the possibility of sending military contingents of the I’LL TAKE“But we remember the fate of those who at the time sent troops to the territory of our country,” he said. Putin.
And he added in the state of the nation address before the parliamentary chambers: “Now the consequences for potential interventionists will be much more tragic.”
According to the president, Western powers must understand that Russia “It also has weapons that can hit targets in its territories.”
In turn, he accused the West of forgetting what war is and of provoking “conflicts in Ukrainethe Middle East and other regions of the world.”
“And they keep lying. Now, without any shame, they assure that Russia supposedly intends to attack Europa. But we know well that this is just nonsense,” he stated.
End the war and eradicate Nazism in Ukraine
The number one of Kremlin He has stated that his country will do everything possible to end the war in Ukraine and eradicate Nazism in that state.
“It was not Russia the one that started the war in Donbas, but we will do everything to end it, eradicate Nazism and fulfill the objectives of the special military operation (in Ukraine)” .
The Russian president, who delivers his speech less than a month before the presidential elections in which he seeks his fifth term, told lawmakers that Russian forces now “firmly maintain the initiative” on the front.
He also highlighted the combat experience acquired by the troops of Moscow during the two years of war and asked legislators to observe a minute of silence for the Russian soldiers who fell in the war.
Furthermore, he assured that support for the war campaign in society continues to be the majority.
“When the Fatherland defends its sovereignty and security, protects the lives of its compatriots in Donbas and Novorossia, the decisive role in this just struggle belongs to Russian citizens, their unity, dedication to their native country and responsibility for its destiny. “, he claimed.
Parallel to the speech of Putinthe Russian Ministry of Defense published its daily report in which it reported the “improvement of positions” of its troops also in southern Ukraine.
Previously, the Russian military reported progress in the east of the neighboring country.
Russian nuclear forces “in full combat readiness”
Respect to the West, Putin has denounced attempts to have the Russian Federation make the same mistake as the Soviet Union of becoming involved in an arms race, to which USSR dedicated 13% of the Gross Domestic Product, when Moscow will allocate 6% to defense in 2024.
The Russian president has warned that this “trick” will not succeed, since Moscow It is proposed to develop the military-technical complex in order to strengthen the industrial, technological and scientific potential of the country.
Putin also described as “baseless” the accusations of USA about what Russia is preparing to deploy nuclear weapons in the cosmos.
Although, next, he highlighted that the Russian strategic nuclear forces are “in full combat readiness.”
“Without a Russia sovereign and strong, a solid world order will not be possible,” he stated.
Brussels compares Putin to Stalin
This Thursday the European Commission compared the Russian president, Vladimir Putinwith the former dictator of the USSR Joseph Stalin, and held him responsible for “all the consequences” of the war in Ukraine, after the Kremlin head’s warning to the I’LL TAKE if he sends troops to help kyiv.
The Commission’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Peter Stano He said that Putin’s speech to the nation today in Parliament, warning the I’LL TAKE and ensuring that the Russian Army has already received the first Sarmat intercontinental missiles, capable of carrying 10-15 individually guided nuclear warheads, “it can be summarized very briefly.”
“Basically, he is letting the nation down, the nation is living under repression that resembles the times of Stalin, the Army is in a disastrous state, the economy is in ruins, the country is completely destroyed and his efforts to destroy Ukraine“Until now, they have been nothing more than a failure,” he said. Tent at the daily press conference of the European Commission. EFE
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