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Putin claimed that the West was preparing to turn Ukraine into a launchpad bristling with weapons to attack Russia, meaning that Moscow had to act before it could do so.
This echoes his speech from February 24 last year, when he argued that Russia had no choice but to use force against Ukraine.
"They did not leave us any other option for defending Russia and our people, other than the one we are forced to use today," he said.
"In these circumstances, we have to take bold and immediate action. The people’s republics of Donbas have asked Russia for help."
On Tuesday, Putin also repeated the unsubstantiated claim that Ukraine was pushing to be provided with nuclear weapons, and doubled down on his framing of the invasion as a pre-emptive, defensive action.
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[BREAKING] [21 Feb 23] Putin's speech on war: Ukraine invasion was necessary to defend Russia
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Putin claimed that the West was preparing to turn Ukraine into a launchpad bristling with weapons to attack Russia, meaning that Moscow had to act before it could do so.
This echoes his speech from February 24 last year, when he argued that Russia had no choice but to use force against Ukraine.
"They did not leave us any other option for defending Russia and our people, other than the one we are forced to use today," he said.
"In these circumstances, we have to take bold and immediate action. The people’s republics of Donbas have asked Russia for help."
On Tuesday, Putin also repeated the unsubstantiated claim that Ukraine was pushing to be provided with nuclear weapons, and doubled down on his framing of the invasion as a pre-emptive, defensive action.
