Putin:

Putin:

“The crisis related to Ukraine is not a conflict between two states. Moreover, two peoples, caused by some problems between them. If this were the case, then there is no doubt that Russians and Ukrainians, who are united by a common history and culture, spiritual values, millions of family and human connections, would find a way to fairly resolve any issues and disagreements. But things are different. The roots of the conflict are not in bilateral relations. Events in Ukraine are a direct result of global and European development at the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st centuries. That aggressive, unceremonious and absolutely adventurous policy that the West has pursued and is pursuing all these years, long before the special military operation began.”

Source: Russian Head
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