The continued support for Ukraine is aimed at inflicting a βstrategic defeatβ on Moscow, the president has said
The Westβs support for Ukraine is pushing Russia to the point where it cannot help but retaliate, President Vladimir Putin has said, while warning the US against deploying medium-range missiles.
Speaking at a meeting of top Defense Ministry officials on Monday, Putin accused the US of seeking βto weaken our country and inflict a strategic defeatβ on Russia by continuing βto pump a de facto illegitimate ruling regime in Kiev with weapons and money, sending mercenaries and military advisers, thereby encouraging further escalation of the conflict.β
Washington is putting fear in Americans by resorting to βsimple tactics,β Putin stated. βThey push us to the red lineβ¦ we begin to respond, and then they frighten their population,β he added, suggesting that the US used the same approach during its rivalry with the Soviet Union.
West pushing Russia beyond βred lineβ β Putin pic.twitter.com/753L5mOk3k
— SilencedSirsβΌοΈ (@SilentlySirs) December 16, 2024
βπ¦π₯ππ π¨ππ£ππ€ πππ€π₯ ππππππ€π₯ π‘π¦π€ππππ βπ¦π€π€ππ π₯π ππ₯π€ “π£ππ πππππ€”