During his speech, Putin underlined that the rhetoric of Western leaders risks a war withuse of nuclear weapons and consequently the destruction of civilization: “They (the West ed.) are now devising ways to scare the whole world, all this really threatens a conflict with the use of nuclear weapons and therefore the destruction of civilization”. Returning to the invasion of Ukraine, Putin reiterated that the Kremlin troops will not withdraw from Volodymyr Zelensky’s country: “They will not disappoint us and they will not betray us.” “When I look at these wonderful people, who are sometimes very young kids. Without any exaggeration I can say that my heart is full of pride for our people and for them, who will not retreat, will not disappoint us and will not betray us,” the Tsar added.
Not about Putin’s first and probably not his last threatening message towards the West, demonstrating that the road to reaching a ceasefire in Kiev is still quite uphill. The Russian president’s words did not go unnoticed in Brussels. The spokesperson of the European Commission Peter Statno said Putin’s speech should be seen in the context of the upcoming presidential elections in Moscow: “So this is part of the effort to get re-elected. This is one of many examples of how Putin is trying to deflect blame from the war. He started against Ukraine, claiming that it was creating instability in the region. It was yet another opportunity to spread the well-known lies and deceptions that he is trying to multiply and spread.”
Commission spokesperson Ursula von der Leyen remarked that Putin is continuing to deceive his people and international public opinion and unfortunately there is still someone who listens to him: “He started the war against Ukraine. He is responsible for all domestic consequences in Russia, regional in Ukraine, but also global on the world stage. All these threats with nuclear weapons are absolutely unacceptable and inappropriate, but he is the one who started the war. He is the one who brings forth the instability. He basically deceives the nation, the nation lives under an iron fist under repression reminiscent of Stalin’s times.” Further updates coming soon.
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