President Vladimir Putin said that Russia’s war in Ukraine was a “long process” and that there was currently no need to mobilize more soldiers now but indicated no willingness to negotiate an end to his war in Ukraine.
Russia President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Wednesday that Russia’s war in Ukraine was a “long process” but he boasted of having achieved a “meaningful result” — the acquisition of illegally annexed territory — and said there was currently no need to mobilize additional soldiers.
“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 in his televised remarks, defended Moscow’s nuclear policies and said its nuclear strategy 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.”
Previously, Putin and other senior Russian officials had hinted Moscow would turn to nuclear weapons to defend what it considers to be its own sovereign territory. By insisting that Russia would not strike first, Putin was reinforcing previous allegations that the United States and its NATO allies are the ones creating a threat of a nuclear conflict.
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