No, we had nothing to do with this,
Remember, this is Russia's war,
Russia is attacking their sovereignty, their freedom,
I also informed Josep about the details of Ukraine’s operation in the Kursk region,
It is important for us to support Ukraine in its fight for freedom and the liberation of its territory, not in attempts to capture new territories,
Every time we supply Ukraine with aid, it faces the Council for foreign policy where we set clear rules with the Ukrainians regarding what they can use these supplies for. As long as the Ukrainians adhere to these rules, we have no ground for criticism,
When you see that they [the Ukrainians – ed.] have resources and strength for such operations, there are reasons to be optimistic,
The Ukrainians target troops and military bases and do not hurt civilians. Their ethics and morals are different from those of the Russians. They respect human rights,
Sometimes it is necessary to cross the border of the country you’re at war with. I think it’s quite natural in the border area between two countries,
One of the justifications that he routinely uses for the invasion of Ukraine is the security of the Russian state. The fact that Ukraine has launched this incursion into Russian territory, I think, is absolutely humiliating for him,
Certainly, it’s harder now for Putin to project the image of a Teflon president,
There is nothing. It’s as if everyone has flown to another planet, and you are left alone. And the birds stopped singing,
He is upset that something like this could have happened,
You can tell that he is absolutely terrified of the fact that Ukraine has made gains,
What he does next, of course, will depend on how the situation on the ground progresses,
With the latest surprise incursion into Kursk oblast, Zelenskyy likely aims to demonstrate to Putin that as long as there’s no peace in Ukraine, the Russian people will not sleep peacefully either,
The West is fighting us with the hands of the Ukrainians,
One of the obvious goals of the enemy is to sow discord, strife, intimidate people, destroy the unity and cohesion of Russian society,
This always happens to those who despise people and any rules - Russia brought war to others, and now it is
The loss of territory and evacuation of civilians will play poorly back in Russia as evidence they 'can't defend themselves'."