About Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that Russian forces are advancing "in all directions" in Ukraine and that the conflict is "coming to an end," citing what he described as a strategic advantage on the battlefield. He accused Ukrainian forces of being unable to withstand the Russian advance and of resorting to "terrorist methods" by targeting civilian infrastructure and passenger transport. Putin also rejected a call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for peace talks, saying there was "no point" in a meeting and that military operations would only cease when Moscow had achieved its goals.
Putin outlined plans to fully integrate the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions into Russia by 2030, claiming that over 25,000 facilities have been restored, one million square meters of housing completed, and more than 8,000 kilometers of roads repaired in territories under Russian control. He warned that "all places from which a direct military threat to Russia originates are legitimate targets," and advised against waging war on Russia, stating that the country would continue to strengthen its military and air defense systems. Putin also described Russia as standing alone against the "collective West" led by NATO, and said that no one else needs Russia but its own people.
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We can only give one advice to our enemies. Do not wage war on Russia. Never try it. Let us leave in peace and friendly relations, resolving all issues through negotiations and talks, but those should be talks, not ultimatums.
They used to make ultimatums to us. Now, recently they've turned to trying to talk to us again. We need to give one advice to our enemies. Do not wage war on Russia. Never try it. Let us leave in peace and friendly relations, resolving all issues through negotiations and talks, but those should be talks, not ultimatums.
They used to make ultimatums to us. Now, recently they've turned to trying to talk to us again. Aircraft type drones, the enemy is expanding the use of such drones to achieve its own goals. Trying to strike at our morale. Trying to break up Russian society. Trying to strike at our economy as well. They will not be successful. They will fail. We are prioritizing this problem.
Number one, we must improve and strengthen our air defense systems all across the board. The specialists know what I'm talking about. I'm talking about different altitudes, different enemy types, etc. We will continue to address that. Number two, as to the economy, yes, they are striking at our economy. But we are rebuilding quickly. There are no serious issues here. They won't be able to create any of those issues for us. Let me tell you that.
Now we must respond to them. In fact, this is what we're doing and we will scale up our response against enemy infrastructure so that they are discouraged from attacking our civilian targets. Civilian facilities, they will never be able to complete their mission of destroying our economy or breaking up our society. We will continue to expand our capabilities. We have serious capabilities at this moment and they will become even greater in the future.
War has become... And it is exactly what we're seeing. And it is exceedingly clear to everyone here. I don't think I will say anything new. Russia standing against the so-called collective West. The North Atlantic Alliance, North Atlantic block. All of those countries, without exception, and they are doing everything they can to take actions against Russia to bring the war that started against Russia to a conclusion. I think it builds reputation that it is not us who started the others' war. It is they who... I'm telling you that you have to have faith in God. It forced us to keep the people of Crimea under protection. They started the war. They started bombing Donetsk. And they brought in artillery, multiple rocket launchers.
