🇷🇺🇺🇦 Putin: Killing Russians Should Not Become State Ideology

▪️ Putin said: “Killing of Russians and destruction of Russia should not be turned into a state ideology.”

🇷🇺 Putin: Soviet Collapse Was a “Genuine Tragedy” for Millions

▪️ Putin said the collapse of the state system 35 years ago was a “genuine tragedy” for millions of people in Russia and other countries.

▪️ “In one night, people woke up to a new country, and it changed their future.”

🇷🇺🇺🇸 Putin: Soviet Leaders Wanted Western Approval

▪️ Putin said: “The Soviet leaders wanted the West to like them, whereas the Western leaders wanted to reshape the world to their liking.”

🇷🇺🇺🇸 Putin Blames Soviet Leadership for USSR Collapse

▪️ Putin accused the late Soviet leadership of naivety, complacency, and blindly trusting the West, saying these factors contributed to the collapse of the USSR.

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🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷 U.S. Excludes UK, France and Baltic States From NATO Working Group

▪️ The United States has not invited the UK, France or Baltic states to a working group meeting on NATO’s future, according to Politico.

▪️ The meeting is scheduled to take place in Poland in February.

#NATO #USA #Europe

🇷🇺☢️ Putin Warns of Risks From Weapons Capable of Destroying All Life

▪️ Putin said the world’s leading countries currently possess weapons capable of destroying all life.

▪️ “Can we be certain these weapons will never be used? Unfortunately, we cannot be sure.”

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Putin: Russian Military Has Never Deliberately Targeted Civilian Infrastructure First

▪️ Putin said the Russian military has always adhered to the rules of warfare and has “never been the first to deliberately attack civilian infrastructure facilities.”

🇷🇺🇪🇺 Putin: NATO Saw USSR Collapse as a Signal to Exclude Russia

▪️ Putin said that after the collapse of the USSR, “aggressive circles within NATO” took it as a signal that Russia should not be included in “the family of civilized peoples of Europe.”

🇷🇺☢️ Putin on Nuclear Weapons: “Sooner or Later It Must Go Off”

▪️ Putin said: “If a gun is hanging on the stage, sooner or later it must go off.”

🇷🇺🇺🇸 Putin: “We Are Not Scaring Anyone”

▪️ Putin said: “We are not scaring anyone. Letters to NATO are not intimidation; they are a response to attempts to intimidate us.”

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