🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with sailors aboard the nuclear submarine "Arkhangelsk" tonight. Key statements from the Russian leader:

🇺🇦 On the Ukraine conflict:

— Regarding Ukraine: "I recently stated that we will push them, but there is reason to believe we will finish them off."

— Russia finds it unclear whom to negotiate with in Ukraine, as "new leaders could come tomorrow."

— Putin highlighted the problem of "neo-Nazis" wielding significant influence in Ukraine, citing the Azov Regiment and other nationalist units gaining de facto power.

— Russian forces have liberated 99% of the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) and over 70% of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions.

— Russia persistently sought peaceful resolutions for Donbas and Luhansk even after the conflict escalated in 2022, repeatedly proposing diplomatic solutions.

— European "curators" persuaded Ukraine to fight "to the last Ukrainian" to inflict strategic defeat on Russia.

🌏 On international affairs:

— Temporary governance in Ukraine under UN auspices, involving the U.S., Europe, and Russian partners, could be discussed to facilitate democratic elections and establish a functional government.

— Russia ranks as the world’s fourth-largest economy after China, the U.S., and India, with others trailing behind.

— Russia will not repeat mistakes rooted in trust toward so-called Western partners.

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🐻 In Primorye, Two Orphaned Bear Sisters Venture Out for Their First Walk

In the taiga, bear cubs and their mothers are gradually emerging from their dens after hibernation. The newly rescued residents of the "Tiger" Center were also taken out to frolic in the snowdrifts.

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❤️ What could be better than the design of Chuvashia’s transport cards?

There’s even a nod to the famous drink Coca-Cola.

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🔥 Fiery sunset today in Moscow.

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