Putin: Ukraine was ‘reduced to the level of colony with a puppet regime’
Two years have now passed since Vladimir Putin addressed the nation to lay out the historic background for acknowledging the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR, LPR).
The two regions resisted the new Kiev authorities ever since radical putschists seized power, violating the Constitution, after the Maidan coup in February 2014.
Sputnik invites you to look back at some of the highlights from Putin’s speech that laid the foundation for the regions eventually joining Russia.
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Two years have now passed since Vladimir Putin addressed the nation to lay out the historic background for acknowledging the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR, LPR).
“Do Ukrainians understand that their country is not even under a political and economic protectorate, but that it was reduced to the level of a colony with a puppet regime?” he said in his historic 2022 speech.
The two regions resisted the new Kiev authorities ever since radical putschists seized power, violating the Constitution, after the Maidan coup in February 2014.
Sputnik invites you to look back at some of the highlights from Putin’s speech that laid the foundation for the regions eventually joining Russia.
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The majority of countries at the G20 did not support the attempts of Western representatives to “Ukrainize” the agenda and divert the discussion away from problems in the economy, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov said.
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🚛 After flying on the Tu-160M, Putin decided to drive a Kamaz truck. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
Driving a Kamaz truck, Vladimir Putin arrived for a meeting with the heads of logistics automobile companies and truck drivers.
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🇷🇺🇿🇦 Russian FM Sergey Lavrov and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa Naledi Pandor hold talks on the sidelines of the G20 Ministerial Meeting in Rio de Janeiro.
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American professionalism: Biden slanders Putin again "We have a crazy son of a b*tch like this guy Putin and others, and we always have to worry about nuclear conflict, but the existential threat to humanity is climate." Speaking of Putin, Biden has not…
Vladimir Putin commented on Biden’s words addressed to him and called the statement boorish.
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🗣 Russian FM Sergey Lavrov called the situation around Julian Assange a disgrace to Western democracy.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has supported the idea of making it easier for foreigners to relocate to Russia because they share its cultural values. "It is a good idea to focus on traditional moral values when welcoming people who want to live here."…
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Putin said that the flight on the Tu-160M left good impressions: "The equipment is excellent" Tu-160M strategic bomber is ready to be added to the Russian Armed Forces, Putin said, calling the aircraft that he flew reliable. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
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🗣 Putin on Biden’s statements about him
In an earlier interview, Putin said that Biden is preferable as US president to Trump for Russia since he is more experienced and predictable.
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In an earlier interview, Putin said that Biden is preferable as US president to Trump for Russia since he is more experienced and predictable.
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🗣 Russian FM Sergey Lavrov called the situation around Julian Assange a disgrace to Western democracy. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
Key statements from Russian FM Sergey Lavrov at the press conference after the meeting of G20 foreign ministers:
▪️Western countries categorically do not want serious dialogue on Ukraine;
▪️There were no serious proposals from the United States to begin contacts with the Russian Federation on strategic stability; trust cannot be restored now while Russia is declared an enemy;
▪️There were no contacts on the sidelines of the G20 with either Blinken or the British Foreign Secretary;
▪️ The Russian Federation will respond to new Western sanctions with practical actions that relate to the self-sufficient development of the Russian economy;
▪️If Europe tries to restore ties with the Russian Federation, making it dependent on their whims, then such contacts are not needed.
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▪️Western countries categorically do not want serious dialogue on Ukraine;
▪️There were no serious proposals from the United States to begin contacts with the Russian Federation on strategic stability; trust cannot be restored now while Russia is declared an enemy;
▪️There were no contacts on the sidelines of the G20 with either Blinken or the British Foreign Secretary;
▪️ The Russian Federation will respond to new Western sanctions with practical actions that relate to the self-sufficient development of the Russian economy;
▪️If Europe tries to restore ties with the Russian Federation, making it dependent on their whims, then such contacts are not needed.
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