14 minutes agoPutin: Ukraine is part of Russia, has no option but to conquer
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Vladimir Putin was asked again about the so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine, which started in February and is still continuing, writes Sky News, records Periscope. He said he has no intention of talking about NATO's unacceptable “enlargement”, adding that this is a threat to Russia's security. Our proposal was [...]
He said he has no intention of talking about NATO's unacceptable “enlargement”, adding that this is a threat to Russia's security.
Our proposal was ignored”, he said, claiming Kiev refused to comply with Minsk's agreements.
Putin said he constantly thinks of the fallen Russian soldiers in Ukraine, but said Moscow had no choice but to invade”.
“We had to decide what to do with Donbas because our people have lived under fire for eight years”, he said. “We had to recognise their independence”.
According to Putin, Ukrainian lands are part of Russia. We were one nation, one language. These territories were historically the birthplace of Russia”.
Putin said it wasn't enough, so he took the next logical step” to introduce them under the Federation of Russia. /Periscopi/
