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A year ago to protect our people on historical lands. To eliminate the neo-Nazi regime of the established regime in Ukraine, a decision was made on the SMO. Step by step we will carefully and consistently solve the tasks set before us - Putin
Putin: Russia did everything possible to solve the problem in Ukraine by peaceful means. But the statements of Western leaders turned into a forgery and a lie.
Putin : the promises and statements of Western rulers turned into forgery and cruel lies. The West supplied weapons, trained the nationalist battalions. Even before the start of the SMO, negotiations were underway on the supply of air defense systems and aircraft. We remember Kyiv’s attempts to obtain nuclear weapons.
Putin: The United States deployed bases and biological laboratories near our borders, mastered the theater of military operations, prepared Ukraine for a big war.
Putin: while Donbass was on fire and blood was shed, and Russia was sincerely striving for a peaceful solution, the West was playing on people’s lives, playing with “marked cards”. They behaved the same way, destroying Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Syria. The concept of honor and decency is not for them.
Putin : we firmly defend not only our interests, but also the position that there should be no division into “civilized” countries and the rest. We were sincerely ready for a constructive dialogue.
Putin: in response, we received an indistinct, hypocritical reaction. NATO expanded to our borders, new missile defense position areas were created.
Putin: we received a refusal on all fundamental positions. It became clear that the go-ahead for the implementation of aggression had been given. The threat grew every day. By February 2022, everything was ready for the next punitive action of Kiev in the Donbass.
Putin: Kyiv’s actions completely contradicted UN resolutions. It was THEY who started the war. And we used force to stop it.
Putin: Kyiv’s next goal was to strike at Crimea and Sevastopol. Now Kyiv is openly talking about it. They revealed what we already knew so well
Putin : we are defending our home, and the goal of the West is unlimited power. they have already spent more than $150 billion on arming Kyiv.
Putin : they spare no expense to encourage unrest and coups around the world. At a conference in Munich, Russia was blamed so that everyone would forget what the West had done in recent decades. Entire regions are in chaos. American experts say that as a result of the wars unleashed by the United States after 2001, more than 900 thousand people died, more than 38 million became refugees.
Putin : in the 1930s, the West opened the way to power in Germany for the Nazis, today they are making “anti-Russia” out of Ukraine, this project goes back to the 19th century, Austria-Hungary, Poland nurtured it to tear off historical territories from our country.
Putin : Recently, one of the brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was given the name “Edelweiss” as a Nazi division that participated in the deportation of Jews, executions of prisoners of war, and punitive operations. SS chevrons are very popular in Ukraine. Wehrmacht marks are applied to the equipment.
Putin : The West doesn’t give a damn who to bet on in the fight against us. The main thing is that they fight with our country, fulfill their will, serve as a weapon against Russia.
Putin : we are not at war with the people of Ukraine, they themselves are a hostage of the Kiev regime and its Western masters, who occupied this country, destroyed its industry and robbed its wealth.
Putin : the responsibility for the escalation of the conflict lies entirely with the Western elites and the Kiev regime, for which the Ukrainian people are a stranger.
Putin : the more long-range Western systems will come to Ukraine, the further we will be forced to move the threat away from our borders.
Putin : The goal of the West is to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, to end us once and for all. We will respond accordingly, because we are talking about the existence of our country.
Putin: more and more aggressive information attacks are being carried out against us. The main target is the younger generations.
Russia cannot be defeated on the battlefield - Putin!
Putin : family is the union of a man and a woman. So say the sacred books of all world religions. But the West is also trying to revise these sacred texts.
Putin : The West will try to undermine and split our society. they relies on national traitors who exude the poison of contempt for their Fatherland. It has always been so.
Putin : who has embarked on the path of direct betrayal, commits terrorist and other crimes, will be held accountable under the law. But we will not “hunt for witches”, settle scores with those who have abandoned their homeland. They have to live with it.
Putin : we are all proud that our people have taken a principled position in relation to the SMO, understood the meaning of actions, supported our actions. This support showed real patriotism, a feeling that is historically inherent in our people.
Putin : I want to thank all the people of Russia for their courage and determination, to say thank you to our heroes - soldiers and officers of the army and navy, employees of the National Guard, special services, patriots, volunteers.
Putin : special words to the residents of the DPR and LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. You yourself have determined your future, made a firm choice.
Putin : we have started and will continue to build up a large-scale program for the restoration and development of new subjects of the federation. To revive enterprises and jobs, the ports of the Sea of Azov, which has become the inland sea of Russia.
Putin : our duty is to support families who have lost relatives, loved ones. Help them raise their children, raise them, educate them. The family of each member of the SMO should be surrounded by care and honor.
Putin : I propose to create a special state fund for targeted, personal assistance to the families of the dead soldiers and veterans of the SMO
Putin : today both military personnel, and mobilized, and volunteers endure the hardships of the front together. Not all issues of supply and monetary allowance have been resolved.
Putin : for all participants of the SMO, incl. volunteer, you need to establish a regular vacation of at least 14 days at least once every six months, excluding travel time.
Putin : officers and sergeants who have shown themselves to be competent, modern and decisive commanders will be promoted to higher positions on a priority basis, sent to academies.
Putin : the task is to launch mass production of the latest weapons. This work is underway, its pace is increasing.
Putin : both experienced and young specialists work at our factories, in the design bureau, aimed at a breakthrough, true to the traditions of Russian gunsmiths - to do everything for victory.
Putin : I propose to launch a special program of preferential rental housing for defense industry workers. A significant part of the payment for housing will be covered by the state.
Putin : The West has deployed not only a military, informational, but also an economic front. Nothing has been achieved and never will be.
Putin : the initiators of the sanctions provoked price increases, job losses, business closures, and an energy crisis in their own countries.
Putin : The West tried to collapse the ruble, provoke inflation, steal reserves, break production chains. The goal of the West is to make our citizens suffer and destabilize society from within. The calculation was not justified.
Putin : the share of the Russian ruble in international settlements doubled compared to December 2021 and amounted to 1/3, and with the currencies of friendly countries - more than half.
Putin : defense is the highest priority, but we must not destroy our own economy. We have everything to ensure security and create conditions for the sustainable development of the country.
Putin : changes in the structure of the economy are a vital necessity. We know what is necessary for the sovereign and confident development of Russia.