Russian President Vladimir Putin assured this Tuesday. The country “did not start any wars” and claimed that the “special military operation” in Ukraine that began at the end of February 2022 was defensive in nature.
“It is often said that Russia has started some kind of war. No, Russia is trying to stop this war against us with the help of a special military operation,” said the Russian president.
During a statewide awards ceremony, Putin claimed that Russia was the victim of a war in which some of the original Russian peoples were “outside the borders of historical Russian states”.“, assembles the Russian agency Interfax.
“This is a historical injustice (…) But it did not prevent them from being our people”Putin, who has defended the invasion of Ukraine in recent months as a way to reclaim a region and part of the population that, in his view, has historically been close to Russia, said Putin.
For this reason, President Putin acknowledged that Russia is going through “difficult” times, although he encourages the use of context to strengthen “national sentiment” and “foundations of spirituality.” as well as rowing for the economic, productive and educational well-being of the country.