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Moscow, Russia:
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed on Monday that Moscow will meet all the goals it has set for itself in the third year of the Ukraine conflict.
“The truth is on our side. All set goals will be achieved,” Putin said in a video message released on the second anniversary of Russia’s “Day of Reunification” after Russia annexed four Ukrainian regions. .
After sending troops into Ukraine in February 2022, Russia annexed the regions of Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson. It does not have complete control over all areas of these regions.
In his address, Putin reiterated his justification for sending troops to Ukraine to protect Russian-speakers against a “neo-Nazi dictatorship” that aims to “cut them off forever from their historic homeland, Russia”.
He also criticized the “Western elites” who “turned Ukraine into their colony, a military base aimed at Russia” and who “hate, radical nationalism … everything Russian. ” gave air to
“Today we are fighting for a safe, prosperous future for our children and grandchildren,” he said.
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