Putin says Russia’s goals are “classic”, conflict with Ukraine “inevitable” – observer

Sky News quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying today that the Russian invasion would “beyond doubt” reach its “absolutely clear and classic” goals.

The main purpose is to help the people of Donbass, because the Kiev authorities have refused to implement the Minsk agreements “under pressure from the West and with a view to resolving issues in the region peacefully,” the Russian leader said.

Speaking at the awards ceremony at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, he assured the country that “there is no other way” but to launch military action to defend its own borders. “It’s the right decision,” he insisted.

Ukraine began to become an anti-Russian force, and the offspring of nationalism and neo-Nazism – long-standing – began to grow there. The neo-Nazi generation was deliberately raised and Russia’s confrontation with these forces was inevitable, they chose the moment to attack, “he said.

Russian forces in Ukraine are fighting “bravely and skillfully.” And use modern weapons. He noted that the conflict with the Ukrainian forces was inevitable.

He said his country was ready to cooperate in the international arena. Russia assures that it will not “isolate itself”.