Moscow-Sana
Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the aggressive behavior of Western countries led by the United States, indicating that the West supports terrorism and separatism, and is the direct and guilty instigator of what is currently happening in Donbass.
Russia Today website quoted Putin as saying during a meeting with the leaders of the factions of the State Duma today, "The so-called collective West led by the United States has been very aggressive towards Russia for decades... Our proposals to create a secure and equal order in Europe were rejected and initiatives to work together on the issue of defense were rejected. missile".
Putin added: "The warnings about not accepting NATO expansion, especially at the expense of the former Soviet republics, were ignored."
The Russian president asserted that the war in Donbass was launched by the collective West that supported the anti-constitutional armed coup in Ukraine in 2014 and then encouraged the genocide of the Donbass people.
“We are told that we started a war in the Donbass in Ukraine.. No, it was launched by this collective West itself, which organized and supported an unconstitutional armed coup in Ukraine in 2014, and then encouraged and justified genocide against the people of Donbas,” Putin added, stressing that this same collective West is the The direct instigator and culprit of what is happening today.
Noting that Russia has not yet started any of its serious tasks in Ukraine, Putin said, “Everyone should know that in general we have not really started anything serious.
"They simply do not want the existence of a state like Russia.. That is why they support terrorism and separatism in Russia, internal destructive forces and the fifth column in our country," Putin said.
“Such forces in Russia have received and continue to receive unconditional support from this same collective West,” Putin added.
Putin pointed out that the goal of Western countries was not only to strike the Russian economy, but also to sow discord and turmoil in Russian society and demoralize the people, but they miscalculated and failed in their plans.
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