Putin concedes Ukraine war may be “a long process” but cites “serious” gains
Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Wednesday that the war in Ukraine was a “long process” and boasted of having achieved a “meaningful result” — the acquisition of illegally annexed territory — saying there was no need to mobilize additional soldiers at the moment.During a televised meeting in Moscow, Putin grew defensive at the suggestion that the conflict, which he calls a “special military operation,” or SMO, was a “long process.
“As for the long process and the results of the SMO, of course, this is a long process, maybe,” Putin said. “But then you mentioned that new territories have appeared. This is still a meaningful result for Russia. This is a serious issue. And, no use denying it, the Sea of Azov has become the inland sea of the Russian Federation. These are serious things.
While warning that “the threat of nuclear war is growing,” Putin defended the Russian nuclear strategy and said it was based on “retaliatory strikes.” “We have not gone crazy. We are aware of what nuclear weapons are,” he said. “We have these tools, and they are in a more modern state than in any other nuclear country, but we are not going to brandish them like a razor all over around the world.”
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