Moscow: Ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s war over Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday while addressing his nation said that Russia will “systematically” press on with an offensive in Ukraine.
Key Pointers
- Talking about the conflict, Putin said “We were doing everything possible to solve this problem peacefully, negotiating a peaceful way out of this difficult conflict,”
- He pointed out that “behind our backs, a very different scenario was being prepared.”
- He said, “Step by step, we will carefully and systematically solve the aims facing us.”
- Lashing out at the West, Putin claimed that Western countries, led by the US, were seeking ‘unlimited power’ in world affairs.
- He added, “The responsibility for fueling the Ukrainian conflict, for its escalation, for the number of victims… lies completely with Western elites,”.
- He further thanked the Russian people for their “resolution and courage”.
- Putin added that “They intend to translate the local conflict into a global confrontation, we understand it this way and will react accordingly,”.
- He further claimed that Moscow proposed peace plans but they were not received well.
- Putin also stated that Moscow will suspend its participation in the New START treaty — the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States.
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