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That's the only language Putin understands. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Putin has only made cynical statements about Ukrainians who had to withdraw their soldiers from their own territories and stop defending their land,
Putin, after his press secretary's recent statement that negotiations with Ukraine 'have lost their relevance,' suddenly claimed that he has never refused dialogue,
I am sure that this provocation will fail as well. It seems to me there will be a desire to really, not in words but in deeds, move on to peace negotiations and resolve these issues by peaceful means. We have never given up on this, but we must, of course, deal with these bandits who have entered the territory of the Russian Federation,
In defending itself against these two barbaric war machines, Ukraine is forced to fight with hands tied behind its back. Isn't this absurd?"
Kuleba said in a post on X, formerly Twitter It would be awkward to lie, so I will tell it like it is, though it’s not a good example — today I slept four hours, this is not enough and usually I sleep about six hours.”
The de facto Russian leader was also asked how he slept at night, to which he responded The result is clear. Yes, people are going through difficult experiences, especially in the Kursk region. But the main aim that the enemy had — to stop our offensive in Donbas — it did not achieve,
Their calculation was to stop our offensive actions in key parts of the Donbas. The result is known... They did not achieve stopping our advance in the Donbas,
Putin told school children in Siberia It is entirely justified for Ukrainians to respond to Russian terror by any means necessary to stop it,
President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Facebook On September 2 overnight, the Russian occupiers carried out a missile attack on Kiev, Sumy and Kharkiv regions using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and anti-aircraft guided missiles, and attacked with Shahed-type UAVs from the south,
the Ukranian air force said Of course, we have to deal with these bandits that entered the territory of the Russian Federation, specifically the Kursk region, attempting to destabilize the situation in the border areas,
Ultimately, using a nuclear weapon does not actually achieve any strategic objectives for Russia other than make the situation much, much worse for [Putin]."
Mr Alperovitch told GB News Russian leadership may be assuming it has more at stake in Ukraine than NATO and nuclear threats are one means of signaling its commitment to winning the war in the hopes of scaring off Western intervention."