8 hours agoPutin: I should have invaded Ukraine earlier
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(a year ago)Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia should have launched a full invasion of Ukraine earlier and better prepared for the war. At his press conference this Thursday, Putin said that looking back, there should have been “systematic preparation” for the 2022 invasion of [...]
At his press conference this Thursday, Putin said that looking back, there should have been “systematic preparation” for the 2022 invasion, which he refers to as a special military “operation special”.
Russia invaded Crime from Ukraine in 2014 and pro-Russian forces launched a conflict in eastern Ukraine, but eight years later Putin tried to invade Kiev.
During his presentation in a speech given, Putin also spoke of Syria's fallen leader, Russia's most aggressive nuclear doctrine, as well as some internal issues.
When asked about Russia, if he thought the country was in a better situation than its predecessor, Boris Yeltsin 25 years ago, Putin said Russia had regained its “sovrate”.
With everything happening to Russia earlier, we were heading towards a total loss of our sovereignty”, Putin said. /euronews. al
