“Russian troops, carrying out a special operation in Ukraine, move and reach the staged lines, but by the deadlines it is not worth talking, as well as to adjust these terms.” This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Answering the question of the goals of the “military operation”, he noted that nothing has changed.
“I told about this directly, publicly, throughout the country, to the whole world. I have nothing to add to this. Nothing has changed,” Putin said, emphasizing that the tactics of fulfilling the goal can be different. “
“The ultimate goal is indicated by me – this is the liberation of Donbass, the protection of these people, and the creation of conditions that would guarantee the security of Russia itself. That’s all. And the work is going calmly, rhythmically. Well, as you see, the troops move and reach those borders that are set as tasks at a certain stage of this combat work. Everything goes according to plan, ”Interfax quotes Putin.
“Well, there is no need to talk in terms of terms, and I never talk about it, because it is life, these are real things. To fit under some terms is wrong,” the President of Russia added
Putin noted that the call of Western countries to Ukraine to refuse negotiations with Russia confirms that “everything is done to achieve imperial ambitions of the United West.”
“Ukraine behaved worse with us, better from a moment. We agreed on something, then they from their agreements, sorry for Moveton, left, moved away. But the call to Ukraine to continue the fighting and calling to abandon further Negotiations confirms only our assumptions that Ukraine is not a goal, the benefit of the Ukrainian people is not the goal of the united West and NATO, ”he said.
According to Putin, the hands of Ukrainians and the Ukrainian people “NATO simply want to assert themselves additionally, to affirm their role in the world, to confirm not leadership, but their hegemonism.”
The President of Russia said that the readiness of NATO since 2014 for confrontation with Moscow is not news, Russia’s decisive actions to protect its interests are explained by this.
“We must relate to this as a fact. The fact that since 2014 they have been preparing for some active actions against us is not news for us. This is what our decisive actions are explained to protect our own interests”, – said Vladimir Putin, adding that the West began to “turn Ukraine into a bridgehead in order to rock the situation in Russia.”
“from Ukraine began to do anti-Russia, a bridgehead, in order to try to somehow swing Russia itself, began to fight the Russian culture, with the Russian language, began to persecute people who feel part of the Russian world. They will create such an anti-Russian bridgehead near our own near our borders, and we will constantly live under this threat, under this Damoklov sword, ”he said.