The Russian dictator does not stop trying to start a big war in Europe.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin against the background of the failed war against Ukraine continues to threaten the world with even greater aggression.
“Today we hear that they want to defeat us on the battlefield, so what can I say, let them try. Everyone should know that, by and large, we haven't started anything seriously yet,” he said during a conversation with the leaders of the faction of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
At the same time, the dictator once again hinted that he is ready for peace negotiations only on Moscow's terms. .
“Russia is not giving up on peace talks either. But those who refuse should know that the further they go, the more difficult it will be for them to negotiate with us,” Putin added.
The dictator also continued to convince himself and the Russians that the sanctions imposed by the West since the beginning of the full-scale invasion dont work. “Sanctions create difficulties, but not the ones the West expected,” he claims.
However, the default on foreign debt, the mass departure of foreign companies from Russia, double-digit inflation and other signs of the decline of the Russian economy under the pressure of sanctions indicate otherwise.
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The official vocabulary of Russia rejects the use of nuclear weapons in the war being waged against Ukraine. But it does so in the same way that it rejected the possibility of a large-scale military invasion until the moment it happened. Therefore, signals of the use of nuclear weapons should be taken seriously. Read more in Oleksiy Yizhak's article “Nuclear blackmail of Russia: what Putin is ready for and what Ukraine needs to know” in ZN.UA.
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