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MOSCOW, February 21 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Tuesday political and military elite in Ukraine “special military will inform about the situation called “operation”.
Putin Almost a year after sending troops to Ukraine of parliament members of both houses, military he will announce his final thoughts in his speech in front of the commanders and soldiers. .
“At such a crucial and very complicated moment of our development and life, everyone is waiting for a message with the hope of evaluating what is happening, a special military operation,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state television. .
The Kremlin said that Putin will also provide his analysis of the international situation and his vision of Russia’s development after the West imposed extensive sanctions against Russia.
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The speech will start at 09:00 in the center of Moscow.
Ukraine conflict is the Kremlin leader’s biggest bet since at least the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, and USA President Joe Biden as Western leaders say he must lose.
Since the start of the war Russia his forces retreated on three major battlefields, but still Ukraine controls about one-fifth of its territory.
Tens of thousands of people have been killed, and Putin, 70, now says Russia It has entered into an existential battle with the arrogant West, which wants to divide Russia and steal its great natural resources.
Imprisoned Russian dissident politician Alexei Navalny on Monday accused Putin of destroying Russia’s future for his own personal ambitions.
“The real reasons for this war are inside Russia political and economic problems, Putin’s desire to hold on to power at all costs, and his attachment to his historical heritage,” Navalny said.
He wants to go down in history as a “conquering tsar”.
With the West supporting Ukraine, China’s position has been in the spotlight in recent weeks.
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will soon be in Moscow trip will, and may even meet with Putin, as the United States expresses concern that Beijing is considering arms supplies to Russia.
China’s arms supply to Russia Ukraine the potential escalation of the war on the one hand Russia and China, on the other hand Ukraine and USAled by NATO may turn into a conflict between the military alliance.
Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; Edited by Andrew Osborn and Alison Williams
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2023-02-21 04:23:38
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