[theold]

NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said his country was left with no other option but to launch a special military operation in Ukraine and did it only "for self-protection".

However, Putin added that Russia does not want to occupy Ukraine.

Saying that Russia has thwarted Ukraine's plans to attack Crimea and Donbass, Putin asserted that the special operation in the country is going according to the plan.
Speaking at a government meeting broadcast on national television, the Russian President called Ukraine's recent missile strike in the breakaway Donetsk region as a "cowardly terrorist act".

Calling out the West for its brazen "anti-Russia" stand, Putin said that Nato-allied countries want to "cancel Russia".

"We will not allow Ukraine to serve as a springboard for agg ..


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[guffaw]

They missed out one word.

Russia does not JUST want to occupy Ukraine, says Putin

[RiseofAsia]

They missed out one word.

Russia does not JUST want to occupy Ukraine, says Putin

Don’t create fake news lah 
Later nobody will trust what you say.

[way]

They missed out one word.

Russia does not JUST want to occupy Ukraine, says Putin

Putin made no attempt to hide his motivations.

He described Ukraine as “historically Russian land” that was stolen from the Russian empire and has since fallen into the hands of neo-Nazis and corrupt “puppets” controlled by the West.