🇷🇺⚡Putin : we are not at war with the people of Ukraine, they themselves are a hostage of the Kiev regime and its Western masters, who occupied this country, destroyed its industry and robbed its wealth.

Notice how he continues to say WESTERN ELITES.

🇷🇺⚡Putin : the responsibility for the escalation of the conflict lies entirely with the Western elites and the Kiev regime, for which the Ukrainian people are a stranger.

🇷🇺⚡Putin : the more long-range Western systems will come to Ukraine, the further we will be forced to move the threat away from our borders.

🇷🇺⚡Putin : The goal of the West is to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, to end us once and for all. We will respond accordingly, because we are talking about the existence of our country.

🇷🇺⚡Putin: more and more aggressive information attacks are being carried out against us. The main target is the younger generations.

🇷🇺⚡Putin: more and more aggressive information attacks are being carried out against us. The main target is the younger generations.

🇷🇺⚡Russia cannot be defeated on the battlefield - Putin!

🇷🇺⚡Putin : family is the union of a man and a woman. So say the sacred books of all world religions. But the West is also trying to revise these sacred texts.

🇷🇺⚡Putin : The West will try to undermine and split our society. they relies on national traitors who exude the poison of contempt for their Fatherland. It has always been so.

🇷🇺⚡Putin : who has embarked on the path of direct betrayal, commits terrorist and other crimes, will be held accountable under the law. But we will not "hunt for witches", settle scores with those who have abandoned their homeland. They have to live with it.

🇷🇺⚡Putin : we are all proud that our people have taken a principled position in relation to the SMO, understood the meaning of actions, supported our actions. This support showed real patriotism, a feeling that is historically inherent in our people.

🇷🇺⚡Putin : I want to thank all the people of Russia for their courage and determination, to say thank you to our heroes - soldiers and officers of the army and navy, employees of the National Guard, special services, patriots, volunteers.

🇷🇺⚡Putin : special words to the residents of the DPR and LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. You yourself have determined your future, made a firm choice.

🇷🇺⚡Putin : our duty is to support families who have lost relatives, loved ones. Help them raise their children, raise them, educate them. The family of each member of the SMO should be surrounded by care and honor.

🇷🇺⚡Putin : I propose to create a special state fund for targeted, personal assistance to the families of the dead soldiers and veterans of the SMO

🇷🇺⚡Putin : today both military personnel, and mobilized, and volunteers endure the hardships of the front together. Not all issues of supply and monetary allowance have been resolved.

🇷🇺⚡Putin : for all participants of the SMO, incl. volunteer, you need to establish a regular vacation of at least 14 days at least once every six months, excluding travel time.

🇷🇺⚡Putin : officers and sergeants who have shown themselves to be competent, modern and decisive commanders will be promoted to higher positions on a priority basis, sent to academies.

🇷🇺⚡Putin : the task is to launch mass production of the latest weapons. This work is underway, its pace is increasing.

❗🇷🇺 The West has deployed not only a military, informational, but also an economic front. Nothing has been achieved and never will be.

The initiators of the sanctions provoked price increases, job losses, business closures, and an energy crisis in their own countries - Putin