“Our task is to end the war.” What did Putin talk about with schoolchildren?

Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking with students at the “Talk about the important” open lecture in Kaliningrad, said that the purpose of the military operation is to eliminate the “anti-Russian enclave” created on the territory of Ukraine. .

“Everyone believes that there is some kind of aggression from Russia today. However, nobody understands and knows that after the coup in Ukraine in 2014, people living in Donetsk, Luhansk and a significant part of the Crimea did not want to know the consequences of this coup,” he said.

Noting that they “actually started a war against them, they continued it for eight years”, he noted that all this “is not a completely childish matter, but it is understandable enough”.

Our duty, our duty, the duty of our soldiers, the Donbass militia, is to stop this war, to protect the people. And, of course, in order to protect Russia itself, because on the territory of today’s Ukraine they began to create an anti-Russian enclave, which threatens our country, ”the statement said.

Putin emphasized that the army participating in the clashes put their health at risk and died. “They must understand what they are giving their lives for. This is something extremely important. “For people living in Russia and Donbass,” he said.

He noted that people living in Donbass consider themselves part of “the common human, cultural, linguistic space of the Russian world.”

“Schoolchildren did not know that there is a Crimean bridge”

Putin also noted that schoolchildren in the territory of Ukraine, currently under the control of the Russian Armed Forces, do not know the common history of Russia and its states, and the Crimean bridge is considered a fake. The President was told about this by Minister of Education Sergei Kravtsov in Donetsk and some other regions.

“I just opened my mouth, sorry. The schoolchildren did not even know that the Crimean bridge existed. They thought it was fake,” he said.

According to him, the students “did not even know that Ukraine and Russia were part of the same state, the Soviet Union.”

“Ukraine was never a state”

In a conversation with students, the head of state also gave a brief introduction to history, saying that “Ukraine never had a state before the formation of the Soviet Union.”

“There was no such state. All sorts of semi-states were created after the 1917 revolution, and then Ukraine emerged during the formation of the Soviet Union.

According to him, the Communist Party established union republics “by transferring a significant part of the historical Russian lands, including the Donbass, to Ukraine, although the inhabitants of Donbass did not want this”.

The President said that Luhansk and Donetsk will become part of Russia. “And then Vladimir Ilyich Lenin said: “We must rethink.” And they gave it to the developing Ukraine. And nobody knows that there,” Putin added.

President’s formula for success

During the open lecture, Putin also talked to students about success and hard work. The President emphasized that the way to success is through the ability to organize oneself and also requires a combination of all factors.

“I wouldn’t say I’m the most disciplined. I still need to work on myself – that’s pretty obvious. However, discipline is important for success,” the president said, adding that “discipline and similar things should not lead to a kind of narrow-mindedness.”

According to him, to achieve the goal requires motivation, a broad view of problems, a sense of responsibility and a creative approach. Another component of success, according to Putin, is hard work.

“In general, hard work is a separate talent, it’s just sorry, not a rubber butt. “It’s the ability to force oneself to work and to do it efficiently,” he said.

Putin admitted satisfied with the way his life is goingHe emphasized that “the main thing for man is to find himself”. “I wish you that,” the head of state summed up.

The President came to Kaliningrad to give an open lecture called “Talk about the Important”, a cycle of extracurricular activities that will begin the school week in all Russian schools. The authors of the initiative call patriotism and civic education as one of the main topics of the lessons.