Putin compared himself to Peter the Great, Russia's first emperor, to justify his invasion of Ukraine
Putin compared himself to Peter the Great, Russia's first emperor, to justify his invasion of UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with young entrepreneurs and startup developers on the eve of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum , at the Technograd Training Complex in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 9, 2022.He said when the czar was at war with Sweden in the 18th century the land was rightfully Russia's.www.BusinessInsider.co.
Putin said that when Peter the Great, the first emperor of Russia, waged war against Sweden in the 1700s, he was not conquering but returning land that rightfully belonged to Russia. Putin suggested he was doing the same thing in Ukraine. "Peter the Great waged the Great Northern War for 21 years. It would seem that he was at war with Sweden, he took something from them. He did not take anything from them," Putin said, adding that in fact Peter the Great had"returned" what was Russia's, according to
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