His speech lasted about one hour and 45 minutes. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin updated Russia’s elite on Tuesday on the war in Ukraine, nearly one year to the day since ordering an invasion that has triggered the biggest confrontation with the West since the depths of the Cold War.which was delivered to members of both houses of Parliament, state officials, military commanders and soldiers. It lasted about one hour and 45 minutes.
“Those imposing sanctions are punishing themselves. They have caused price hikes, job losses, an energy crisis. And we hear them telling their own people that the Russians are to blame.”“The Russian economy and management system turned out to be much stronger than the West believed...
“The United States is developing new types of nuclear weapons... In this situation, the Russian Ministry of Defence and Rosatom must ensure readiness for testing Russian nuclear weapons. Of course, we will not be the first to do this. But if the United States holds tests, then we will too. No one should be under dangerous illusions that global strategic parity can be destroyed.” REUTERS
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