❗️The normalization of relations with the European Union depends not only on us; it was not we who spoiled them, but they are trying to “push us aside,” Putin said.

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Putin: what is happening now in relations with Ukraine looks like a civil war.

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The West gave Kiev everything it promised, but we have already destroyed 747 tanks and 2,300 armored vehicles since the beginning of Kiev’s counteroffensive, Putin stated.

Odessa is a Russian city, everyone is aware of that, but they conjured up historical nonsense, and after the collapse of the USSR we gave into it, Vladimir Putin noted.

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Fico, Orban, are not pro-Russian politicians, but 'pro-national' ones; there are no others like them; everyone else is dependent on 'big brother', Putin said.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸 Russia is ready to build relations with the United States; this is important and necessary, but there are currently no fundamental conditions for building relations with the US, Putin said, adding that US imperial policy interferes with the states themselves.

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Odessa is a Russian city, everyone is aware of that, but they conjured up historical nonsense, and after the collapse of the USSR we gave into it, Vladimir Putin noted.

Kiev travels and begs for money; for this, it tries to show the “successes” of the counteroffensive, Putin noted.

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🇷🇺 Service members from the Russian Ministry of Defense’s Assault Brigade, known as the Vladimir Putin brigade (chevrons with the image of the President are visible in the photo), asked the president about the post-special operation integration and employment of veterans. They also emphasized the significance of military-patriotic organizations for Russia’s youth.

Putin responded by quoting Bismarck: “Wars are won not by generals, but by teachers and priests,” highlighting the importance of a patriotic upbringing. Many thousands of veterans already work in schools and with teenage groups, Putin noted. “The best education is by personal example,” the president pointed out.

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"The federal budget annually allocates over a trillion rubles for the development of new regions. The Kiev authorities did not pay due attention to these regions. Other regions have invested approximately 150 billion rubles in new regions," Putin said.

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New regions brought 170 billion rubles to the Russian budget, which means that the economy there is recovering, Putin added.

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❗️Putin on comparing situation in Ukraine and in Gaza Strip: there is nothing like that in special military operation zone.

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Putin said that he is in constant contact with Erdogan on Gaza issue. "Our positions are similar", he added.

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❗️Putin: the possibility of opening a Russian hospital to help victims from Gaza was discussed with the leader of Egypt and the prime minister of Israel, but for now it is unsafe.

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❗️ Russia will increase the supplies of equipment and medicine to the Gaza Strip at Israel’s request, Putin announced.

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Putin on calls to suspend Israeli athletes from Olympic games: sport should not be politicized, designed to unite people.

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Putin on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict: What is happening there is a disaster.

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The situation with the supply of UAVs to the Russian military in the zone is improving, Putin said, adding that the industrial production of drones is working at an active pace, but the UAVs are also purchased privately abroad.

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⚡️Putin: there are 617 thousand Russian military personnel in the special military operation zone, the length of the front line is more than 2 thousand kilometers.

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Kiev is pushing its people to be exterminated, the Ukrainian military themselves say it’s a one-way road, Putin emphasized.

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Putin: the US imperial policy is what is hindering them, not us.

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