Putin announced in a confident tone. (Among the news is that military aid from the United States and the rest of the West is beginning to reach a saturation point) that peace will not be possible in Ukraine until Russia achieves all the goals it set from the beginning.
What is this goal?
Putin stressed that Russia aims to “eliminate the Nazis and demilitarize Ukraine.” And it has a neutral status.”
Focus on denazification and disarmament.
Moscow’s excuse all along has been accusations that the Ukrainian government is influenced by ultra-nationalist and neo-Nazi groups
Although Ukraine has always responded to this and this is just a lame excuse that Putin uses to justify his attempt to control Ukraine.
Sometimes the Russian leader accidentally says that Russia should occupy Ukraine. Because Ukraine has never been a “nation” of its own.
Putin often claims that Ukraine belonged to Russia in the past and even today.
Therefore, Russia has the right to occupy this neighbor in order to preserve its security.
Putin sometimes claims that the West is using Ukraine to “threaten” Russia.
Therefore, it is Russia’s duty and right to prevent NATO’s continued attempts to undermine Russia.
Putin has repeatedly said that Ukraine should not join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO.
But NATO also responded to this, saying that any country that decides to join the security alliance of Europe and the United States is the right of that country.
Russia has no right to obstruct or interfere.
Putin originally aimed to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO. But when Russia invaded Ukraine, it pressured Sweden and Finland to apply to join NATO immediately.
Because these two countries are neighbors of Russia. There is a fear that Russian soldiers will invade Ukraine and there is no reason why Putin would one day do the same thing himself.
Today Finland has successfully joined NATO. Sweden still has to wait for the green light from at least two member states, Turkey and Hungary. Who still have their own conditions before agreeing to let this new member join the band
Putin may be more confident now. Because Russian soldiers are attacking the front in many areas. While Ukraine’s “counterattack” or counterattack strategy did not work as expected.
Putin appears pleased with indications that Washington’s support of arms and financing for Ukraine is facing headwinds in Congress. Republicans are trying to pressure President Joe Biden to make concessions by agreeing to stricter immigration laws. In exchange for raising your hand to pass a large budget to Ukraine.
Putin sees Ukrainian President Zelensky’s enthusiastic trip to the United States. To ask Congress to pass a budget to help them
Putin has insulted Ukraine in the past “Everything is given for free.” “But those freebies start to wear off at some point. And it looks like some of the freebies are running out.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels that the Russian leadership has shown no sign of its willingness to contribute to peace.
The NATO Secretary General also said that the only way to achieve lasting and just peace in Ukraine is to convince Putin that Russia will never win on the battlefield.
“If Putin wins the war in Ukraine there will be a real danger that Russian aggression will not end there.”
Joe Biden has proposed a new security aid package that includes $61 billion for Ukraine.
But as long as the negotiations in Congress are not resolved with a compromise between Republicans and Biden’s Democrats, it is clear that the combative situation in Ukraine remains to Zelensky’s disadvantage.
At about the same time, Putin opened his annual press conference with great pomp. Russia also launched drones and missiles at Ukraine during this period with great force and intensity.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported this only for one evening operation. Ukraine shot down 41 of the 42 Russian drones it sent.
Most of them were shot down in Odessa Governorate. South of the country
Ole Kuiper, Governor of the Odessa Region, said this in a post on the Telegram platform. Debris resulting from the fall of the drone damaged several buildings. This includes an apartment building. At least 11 people were injured in this accident.
Meanwhile, Russia also announced this as Ukraine launched air strikes on the Moscow region.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that its air defense system shot down nine Ukrainian drones in the Moscow and Kaluga regions.
During one episode of the interview a government spokesman called on a New York Times reporter from the United States to stand up and question Putin.
But Putin argued that “Let the (Chinese) Xinhua News Agency reporter ask first…”
It is an expression of the Russian leader who wants to indicate which country he loves the most!
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