West unleashed battle, Russia not towards Ukraine residents: Putin on 1 yr of battle

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a significant speech on the Ukraine battle, accused the west of “playing a dirty game” and mentioned Moscow did all the things potential to resolve the “problems of Donbas” by peaceable means.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 21, 2023 15:11 IST

Vladimir Putin mentioned the West deceived their very own folks.

By India Today Web Desk: Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a significant speech on the Ukraine battle, accused the west of “playing a dirty game” and mentioned Moscow did all the things potential to resolve the “problems of Donbas” by peaceable means. He mentioned Russia will not be at battle with Ukrainian residents however towards the regime.

“Donbass believed in and waited for Russia to come to the rescue. By February 2022, it became apparent that everything was prepared for a punitive action from Kyiv on Donbas,” Putin mentioned, blaming Ukraine and the West for Moscow’s full-scale invasion that adopted.

In his speech, which got here simply earlier than the primary anniversary of Russia’s battle with Ukraine, Putin mentioned that the West deceived their very own folks with “total unprincipled lies” about what was occurring in Donbas.

“I would like to repeat, they started the war, and we used force in order to stop it,” the Russian President said.

Vladimir Putin went on to state that the objective of the West was unlimited power and Sevastopol, the largest city in Crimea, was obviously the next target after Donbas. Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.

‘HOSTAGES OF WESTERN MASTERS’

Putin said, “Ukrainian people had become hostages of their western masters. The regime is not serving their national interest. They are serving the interests of foreign powers.”

He added, “The West is attempting to show a neighborhood battle into a worldwide battle and we are going to react in an acceptable manner. We are speaking concerning the existence of our nation.”

The Ukraine battle in its first yr has already claimed no less than 7,000 civilian lives and seen a significant exodus of individuals from war-torn Ukraine.

The speech additionally comes a day after US President Joe Biden walked the streets of Kyiv along with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy and vowed his assist within the battle.

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Feb 21, 2023