West 'completely' responsible for fueling the Ukraine conflict, says Putin
Putin repeated as Moscow's 'special military operations' into a full-fledged war. "They (the West) started the war," Putin said
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"The responsibility for fuelling the Ukrainian conflict, for its escalation, for the number of victims lies completely with Western elites," Putin said
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"Western elites are not hiding their goal - to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia. It means to be done with us once and for all," Putin said
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Meanwhile, a top US official on Tuesday described President Vladimir Putin's accusations that Russia had been threatened by the West "absurdity."
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Nobody is attacking Russia. There's a kind of absurdity in the notion that Russia was under some form of military threat from Ukraine or anyone else
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Putin further alleged that the Ukrainian government is protecting the interests of its "Western masters" and is not serving its own national interests.
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"The Kyiv regime and their Western masters have completely taken over the economy of the country," the Russian president claimed.
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Putin added that the "material state" of those living in Ukraine has degraded.
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"They are responsible for the escalation of the situation in Ukraine for the huge numbers of casualties," said Putin
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"And of course, the Kyiv regime is essentially alien to the people of Ukraine. They are not protecting their own interests, but those of their minder countries."