(ANSA) - MOSCOW, 07 DEC - "As regards the results of the" Russian military operation in Ukraine, "it could be a long process but new territories have appeared: this is a significant result for Russia".
This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin referring to the Ukrainian territories occupied by Kremlin troops.
"The Sea of Azov has become an internal sea of the Russian Federation, these are serious things," Putin said.
The Tax reports it.
Russia is concentrating on "peaceful means" but "if nothing else remains" it is ready to "defend itself with all means available", added the Russian president who specified that of the 300,000 mobilized in Russia, 150,000 were deployed in the area of the military operation in Ukraine,
and of these 77,000 are in combat units.
(HANDLE).
