President Putin asserts that the 'key' to solving the Ukraine problem lies in the hands of the West
(Baonghean.vn) - Answering questions from war reporters, Russian President Putin affirmed that the key to solving the Ukraine problem belongs to the West.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Ria Novosti |
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with war correspondents, answering questions about the situation of the special military operation in Ukraine.
Regarding the objectives of this military campaign, President Putin once again emphasized that Russia's objectives have not changed since the campaign began. According to Mr. Putin, the special military campaign is Russia's response to crossing the "red line".
"Isn't the conduct of a special military operation itself a response to moves that cross the red line? This is the most important thing," President Putin told war correspondents.
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| President Putin during a meeting with war correspondents. Photo: Ria Novosti |
President Putin affirmed that the key to solving the Ukraine problem lies with the West.
“If they really want to end this conflict with the help of negotiations, they just need to make one decision – to stop supplying weapons and equipment. That's it!” – the Russian leader said.
Regarding Ukraine's full-scale counter-offensive, President Putin said it has been going on since June 4. Kiev is using its reserves and attacking from four directions. Mr. Putin said that Ukraine has not succeeded on any front and has suffered heavy losses. Accordingly, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost at least 160 tanks and 360 armored vehicles. At the same time, Russia has destroyed a large amount of Ukrainian equipment - 25-30% of the total volume of combat vehicles transferred to Kiev by the West. In fact, Ukraine's losses are much greater, because they were destroyed by Russian long-range precision weapons.
Russian leader points out flaws in Western military equipment given to Kiev.
"Bradley and Leopard are burning 'very beautifully', just as we expected. I'm not sure if they saw it, but the bullets inside the tanks were scattered, in different directions" - President Putin shared.
Not only did Ukraine suffer losses in weapons, it also suffered losses in personnel. Compared to its opponent, the Russian loss rate was only 1/10.