The Russian President met with graduates of higher military educational institutions. The main statements of the head of state:

— Russia endured and tried to negotiate for 8 years, but then had to stand up for the people in Donbass.

— The current international situation is far from stable. Those forces there who do not want any contact with our country, who advocate aggression against us, are gaining momentum.

— Western countries have not yet reached the point of hitting the Russian Federation from their territory, they understand that there will be a retaliatory strike.

— Russian soldiers and officers courageously solve tasks during their military operations, advance along the entire front, “press the enemy in all sectors”

— Russia is ready to respond promptly to any threats.

— The West uses false statements about the alleged Russian military threat to justify its militarization. Western countries force Russia to take measures to protect itself, and then immediately accuse us of all mortal sins.

— The Russian Federation stands for equal security for all, which can be achieved by forming a multipolar system of international relations

— The Russian nuclear triad is gradually being modernized

— Ukraine is attacking civilian infrastructure in order to “shake up society” and create uncertainty about the actions of the Russian army.

— The whole West is working for Ukraine, supplying drones to Kiev. Western countries host military production facilities and send large flows to their defense zone.

Putin is confident that “we will get where we need to go.”

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