The West, led by the US, is making an attempt to “tear aside” Russia, President Vladimir Putin stated in an interview aired on Sunday, Reuters reported.
“On the core of all of it is the coverage of our geopolitical opponents, aiming to tear aside Russia, the historic Russia,” Putin informed Rossiya 1 state tv within the interview whereas talking about his 10-month offensive in Ukraine. “They [West] have at all times tried to ‘divide and conquer’… Our objective is one thing else – to unite the Russian folks.”
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, claiming it’s a particular navy operation that was mandatory to forestall Kyiv from getting used as a platform for Western aggression. However Kyiv and its Western allies have dismissed these arguments as baseless pretext for a battle.
Within the interview aired on Sunday, Putin justified the battle saying his authorities was performing in the best route by defending Russian pursuits. “As for the principle half – the 99.9% of our residents, our people who find themselves prepared to present every thing for the pursuits of the Motherland – there’s nothing uncommon for me right here,” he added.
The Russian president reiterated that Moscow was prepared to barter with all events concerned within the battle in Ukraine. He accused Kyiv and its western allies of refusing to carry talks.
When requested concerning the new air defence system that the US will ship to Ukraine, Putin stated, “After all, we are going to destroy it, 100%!”
His feedback got here a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described Russia as a “terrorist nation”. Relentless Russian missile and drone assaults since October have left tens of millions of Ukrainians with out energy, heating and operating water.
In a video deal with, Zelensky stated, “Even in full darkness, we are going to discover one another to hug one another tightly. And if there isn’t a warmth, we are going to embrace one another for a very long time to heat each other.”
