BREAKING: Vladimir Putin says he will demilitarise Ukraine in a 'special military operation' in a de facto declaration of war. Follow live news
More from Putin’s address: The Russian president says he wants to “demilitarise and de-Nazify” Ukraine Putin has also called on Ukrainian soldiers to put down their weapons and go home, according to Reuters, citing the Russian news agency Tass.
The Russian president adds that “in case of foreign interference, Russia will act immediately”. Responsibility for bloodshed will be on the hands of the “Ukrainian regime” Russia’s response “will be instant if anyone tries to take it on” He tells Ukrainians that “your fathers and grandfathers did not fight so you could help ‘neo-Nazis’”
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