Putin: Our soldiers are fighting manly and valiantly, and they will achieve all the goals set before them
Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that Russian soldiers are fighting with manliness and valor and will achieve all the goals set before them, in military operations on Ukrainian soil.
Putin added, in a telephone conversation with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, today, Friday, that the special military operation in Donbas aims to restore stability and stop the suffering of the population there, which they have been subjected to during the past eight years.
The Russian President indicated that his country has remained dependent on negotiations and diplomacy during the past years, and did not take the decision to use force until after the Western-backed Ukrainian authorities announced their non-compliance with the agreements ratified by the parliaments of the two countries, and after the Donetsk and Luhansk republics submitted a request to provide military support. , as described.
Yesterday, Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a military operation in the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine, whose independence Russia recognized two days ago and concluded with its leaders a charity agreement, coinciding with the start of the military ground movement in Ukrainian cities during the past hours.
Putin said that his country does not intend to occupy Ukraine, but rather to protect the Donbass region, which includes the republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, warning against any external interference in Ukraine and at the same time calling on the Ukrainian army to lay down its arms.
