Vladimir Putin: I will be brief but still will have to start, as they say, from “the center of the field”. I said about this at the start of the operation and also spoke about this before. This decision has been made, a hard decision, without a doubt.
What is this about? The fact of the matter is that after the anti-constitutional coup in Ukraine, which, unfortunately, was strongly supported by the Western countries — let us face it. They do not even hide the fact that they have spent $5 billion on it, not to mention cookies given away on Maidan. And so on.
And after that, instead of bringing the situation back on track, even if it had spiraled out of control, even if it had been the act of the overzealous locals — there is such legal term, i.e., planned one thing. But the result turned out to be something else — they still could have, and should have, returned the situation back onto the political track.
Furthermore, shortly before the coup, the Foreign Ministers of the three countries came to Kiev in 2014 and signed an agreement with the Ukrainian government acting as guarantors of this agreement to ensure that the situation would be developing in the political sphere.
But nothing like that occurred. They organized a coup d’état and supported the perpetrators.
What followed were the well-known events related to the Crimea and the southeast of Ukraine, Donbass, where people refused to support the coup.
As we know, the Crimea made a decision; people came to vote in a referendum to return to the Russian Federation. Naturally, yes, naturally, we cannot but support that decision, all the more so, since they felt they were in danger from the nationalists and neo-Nazis.
There is strong evidence that they were absolutely right in that. Later, or, rather, in parallel, the events in Donbass were taking place.
What have these events led to? People resisting the results of the coup were persecuted. Eventually, the new Kiev authorities initiated a military operation on that territory. They have conducted two large-scale punitive operations using of heavy weapons and combat aviation. They directly attacked Donetsk destroying the city squares with aviation, using tanks and artillery.
Both these military campaigns failed. The Ukrainian army suffered defeat.
After that, so-called Minsk Agreements, or the Package of Measures, to use the official term, have been concluded. The agreements offered a path for a peaceful settlement of the conflict. We did everything we could to direct the events along this path, to restore the territorial integrity of Ukraine as well as to protects the interests of the people living in these territories.
What did these people demand? Nothing but the basic things the right to speak their mother tongue, i.e., Russian, and maintain their traditions and culture. These were by no means extraordinary demands. But no. These territories were put under economic blockade; disconnected from the banking system; the supplies of food were stopped; the payments of the pensions and social assistance were suspended. Sometimes, some handouts were given. But in order to get those pensions and benefits a person had to cross the separation line.
Now listen. I will now say something that may sound rough but the situation compels me to say it that occasionally in some regions packs of stray dogs attack people, injure, or even kill them (this is a separate problem, and it is for the local authorities to deal with). But then these animals are poisoned, or shot dead.
But people of Donbass are not stray dogs. Approximately 13,000-14,000 people have been killed during these years. Over 500 children have been killed, or injured. But what is particularly intolerable is that the so-called “civilized” West has preferred all these years to look the other way. All these years — eight years! Eight years! Moreover, lately the Kiev authorities started to say openly and publicly that they are not going to fulfill the Minsk Agreements. They are saying this from the TV screens and online. They are saying this everywhere on the record:
“We do not like them; we will not do it.”
And all this time, Russia has been accused of not fulfilling the agreements. This is simply nonsense; the theater of the absurd; White is called black and black is called White.
Lately, things got even worse. Actually, the talk has started long ago, but intensified of late. More and more often we hear that Ukraine would be admitted into NATO. Do you understand what this could lead to? Or can lead to still? If Ukraine is a NATO member, then according to the North Atlantic Treaty, all other members must support the country in case of a military conflict.
No one, besides us, has recognized Crimea as a Russian territory. They are conducting military operations in Donbas, but also could move onto Crimea, and in such case we would have to fight with the whole of NATO.
What is that? Do you understand the consequences? I think everyone understands. Now they (Ukraine) are talking about acquiring nuclear status, i.e., developing nuclear weapons. We cannot possibly ignore such things, particularly considering that we know how the so-called West behaves with regard to Russia.
First, Ukraine has some nuclear competence left from the Soviet time. As far as enrichment and nuclear material are concerned, they would be able to organize that work. They have missile abilities, suffice to mention Yuzhmush. This company used to build intercontinental ballistic missile equipment for the Soviet Union. They could recover that ability and do it. And those from across the ocean would even help them do it. And after that would say:
“Well, we do not recognize the nuclear status; they have done everything themselves.”
And then they would put these complexes under control. And from that moment on, from that very second, the fate of Russia will be completely different. Because in that case, our strategic adversaries would not even need intercontinental ballistic missiles. They would keep us right here at the nuclear gunpoint, that is all. How could we disregard such a thing? These are absolutely real threats, not some far-fetched silly fantasy.
Our boys who are now fighting and risking their lives, they are fighting and giving their lives for our future, for the future of our children. This is something perfectly obvious. And the people who do not want to understand that, particularly those among today’s leaders (of Ukraine), have to understand that if they keep doing what the have been doing — I have spoken about this before. — they put at risk the very future of the Ukrainian statehood. If this happens, that will be entirely their fault.
What is going on now? I have already mentioned our objectives in this operation. First, of course, is to protect the people living in Donbass. How? By demilitarizing and denazifying Ukraine as well as establishing it’s neutral status.
Why? Because the neutral status means Ukraine will not be joining NATO. They have it written in the Constitution that the country will be joining NATO. You understand — they have included that into the Constitution!
Denazification — what does this mean? I have spoken with my Western colleagues about this. They say”What is the problem? You also have the radical nationalists”. Yes, we do. But we do not have them in the government, but everybody agrees that they (the Ukrainians) do. Perhaps, we have some idiots running around with swastika, but do we support that at the government level? Do thousands of people march with torches and swastikas on the streets of our capital, or other cities in Russia, like it happened in 1930s in Nazi Germany?
Is something like that happening in Russia? But it happens in Ukraine, and it is supported. Do we support those who killed the Russians, jews, or the Poles during the war? Do we hail them as heroes? But in Ukraine, they do.
The current events are also very important. Look, the foreign citizens have been taken hostages in Sumy and Kharkov — over 6,000 young people, students. They have been driven together into a railway station and kept there for 3 days. Listen, they have been held there for the third day. We have told everybody about this and informed the current Ukrainian authorities. They said:
“Yes, yes, of course, we will deal this right now.”
We have informed the leaders of the major European countries, I personally talked to them.:
“Yes, yes, we will put pressure on Ukraine right now.”
We informed the UN Secretary-General:
“Yes, yes, we will solve the problem, right? Away.”
Nobody is doing anything. People who are considered the citizens of Ukraine are treated even worse. They are simply used as a human shield.
Right now, in this very moment, this is happening in Mariupol. The Kiev government called our military:
“Provide humanitarian corridors so people could leave.”
Naturally, our people instantly responded, even suspended the military activities, and were observing what was happening. But no one was allowed to leave. You understand, no one was allowed out. They do not anybody leave but instead use the people as a human shield.
Who are they? The neo-Nazis, of course. We already observe the presence of the militants from the Middle East and some European countries. We know about them; we can hear them speak on the radio. They are using so-called jihad-mobiles, i.e., cars stuffed with explosives, which they drive towards the Russian troops. But they do not achieve anything, and they will fail in the end. Who are they, then, if not neo-Nazis? By such actions, they are destroying their own country and their own statehood.
That is why one of our key demands is demilitarization. In other words, we are helping people of Donbass by working towards the neutral status of Ukraine and the demilitarization of the country. We have to know with certainty what weapons are there, where they are deployed, and who controls them.
A number of options are on the table. We are discussing them now, including with the Kiev government representatives in our talks in Belarus. We are grateful to the President Lukashenko for organizing the meetings and helping us to conduct these negotiations.
Our proposals are on the table for the groups of the negotiators from Kiev to study. We hope that Kiev will respond positively to our proposals. This is pretty much all I wanted to say. Please, let us continue.
Vladimir Putin: Many of what we now see, and what is happening is undoubtedly a technique to fight against Russia. By the way, the sanctions imposed today are close to a declaration of a war. But fortunately, we are not there yet.
I believe that our so-called “partners” still retain some understanding of what a war would mean and what danger it presents for everybody. That is despite that irresponsible statements, such as made by the British Foreign Minister, when she blurted that NATO could involve itself in the conflict.
At that point, we had to immediately make a decision to put our strategic forces on high alert. They reacted by saying that they did not mean anything of the sort. However, nobody put the Minister in her place, and nobody disavowed her statement. No one said anything to us about that statement, like it was her personal opinion, do not pay attention, or something like that. Nothing.
What are we supposed to think about that? That is why we reacted the way we did.
Now about your question. The martial law is introduced by the order of the President supported by the Federation Council. In the case of the external aggression, specifically in the regions where the military activity takes place. We are not in that situation now. And I hope will not be. This is first.
The second point — there is also, in addition to the martial law, a special status. This status is also declared by the Federation Council in case of a significant internal threat. The third regime is the state of emergency, which is usually declared in particular regions, although could also be adopted in the entire territory of the country. This regime is for technological and natural disasters. Thanks God, this is also not happening. We are not planning to declare any of these regimes on the territory of the Russian Federation. There is no need for that today.
We can see that attempts are being made to stir up trouble in our society, which is again a conformation of my words that we are dealing with not just the radicals. But with the neo-Nazis. Here people are expressing their opinion about what they like, or dislike in our action in Ukraine.
But there, in Ukraine, people that express the opinions similar to those expressed by the so-called “liberal” part of our society, are being detained on the streets and shot — we do have confirmation of that. Our special services are now collecting this information. And we will be presenting it soon. Our liberal intellectuals are protesting.
Whereas in Ukraine people that say anything in favor of Russia are been executed without trial. I repeat, that the martial law is declared in case of the external aggression, which I hope will not happen despite irresponsible statements of some officials. We hear that a no-fly zone should be established over the Ukrainian territory. This is impossible to do in the territory of Ukraine itself; this is only possible to organize from the territories of the neighboring countries.
However, we will consider any movement in this direction as active participation in the military conflict by a country, the territory of which is used to create danger for our servicemen. We will in a second consider them as a party to the military conflict. I hope this is also understood, and it will not come to that.
Only professional military personnel are taking part in this operation, officers and contract servicemen. Not a single drafted soldier is participating. And we are not planning to send them to Ukraine, and we will not. I repeat, only men who have made a voluntary responsible decision in their lives — to defend their country — are in Ukraine. And they are doing their duty with honor.
Why this is the case, why we have the right to say these words, I have just explained to you. This also applied to reserve personnel undergoing periodic military training — we are not planning to deploy them to Ukraine. They are summoned to the military training on the regular basis — this happens now and will be happening in the future. But we will not enlist these people for the active military service, and they will not participate in this conflict.
We have sufficient resources to achieve our objectives employing only our professional army.
I would like to comment on the military operation itself. I know many rumors and stories are being circulating. I do not have much time to learn about this. But I have been informed that people talk a lot about what is happening and how the operation is proceeding. All analysts know what is going on. So I am not going to reveal any secrets here.
We could have acted in many different ways. We could have helped the Donbass Republics directly on the separation line, i.e., on the front, using our Russian army to support them. But in such case, considering the unconditional support by the West of the radical nationalists, the Ukrainian side would have received constant support by weapons, material, ammunition, and all.
That is why our General Staff and the Ministry of Defense decided on a different strategy. First that was done is the elimination of the military infrastructure. Not entirely, but largely. The weapon depots, ammunition depots, aviation, air defense systems.
The destruction of the air defense systems requires certain time. You are civilians but you do work in aviation. You understand that these systems need to be uncovered and then destroyed; by now this work is largely done.
That is what brings about the demands for a no fly zone. However, an attempt to put this into effect would lead to enormous and catastrophic consequences not only for Europe, but also for the entire world. I do believe that the people on the other side do understand that. That is why we have chosen this path, correctly, as it turned out.
Our military is working responsibly doing everything possible to protect the civilians. Unfortunately, those neo-Nazi bandits do not have any consideration for the people. They even shoot their own servicemen who do not want to continue fighting — we do have evidence of that
Yes, those nationalists, neo-Nazis shoot their own servicemen. The nationalists are embedded in practically every Ukrainian military unit, several dozens of them in each, and they act in such a cruel way.
I repeat one more time we will not deploy draftees, or reservists to Ukraine to participate in this military operation. I am convinced that our army will achieve all our objectives. I do not doubt that for a second. This is evident from the way the operation is proceeding, which is strictly according to the plan, to the schedule; all is happening the way it had been planned by the General Staff.
Oh, regarding volunteers, the young people who come to the recruiting stations — we are grateful to them for their patriotic sentiments, the desire to support their country and its army in this time. The very fact that they come is significant. However, their help is not required at this time. And I am convinced will not be needed.
Now I am turning towards the camera. They will see me and hear what I am saying — thank you.
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Input1914
2 days ago (edited)
Putin is not mad, he’s quite sane and very intelligent. He knows what’s going on and can explain things in full detail unlike President Biden. Invading was a bold move but he definitely has reason to do so. I just hope this conflict ends soon
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Joe smith
1 day ago
There is never a good reason to kill women, children and civilians. Never.
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Epsilon
1 day ago (edited)
@Joe smith Ukraine have been killing women, children and civilians for 8 years. Russia is putting a stop to it after years of negotiations. Russia dismatles this far-right russophobic regime that have been developing a nuke and would very likely use it on Russian women, children and civilians in the future. Ukraine turned into a rogue state and became an existencial threat to Russia. Unfortually you can’t remove this far-right regime without spilling blood especially when Ukrainian army and Nazi battalions use civilians as shield, they act as ISIS hiding behind civilians. Nazi battalions don’t care about civilians since they consider them as potential Russians and separatists.
Russia doesn’t act as US did in Iraq, Russia tries to minimize civilian losses hitting military infrastructure and gives people humanitarian corridors but Ukrainian forces don’t let people leave. Don’t forget that Ukraine uses a lot of artillery and multiple rocket launchers that hit civilian objects, and they hide this hardware behind multi storey buildings, which makes them targets for return fire. Ukrainians tell their military to GTFO from their yards.
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mo1912
1 day ago
@Joe smith tell the US tell Israel tell Saudi Arabia
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Art Design Hobby
1 day ago
@Joe smith And what do you think war is about? They glorify Bandera who brutally killed 60000 Polish people in WOlyn.
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Input1914
1 day ago
@Joe smith I agree with you. There’s blame on both sides.
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Henry Brewer
19 hours ago
@Joe smith Exactly, the shelling of Donbass had to stop.
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Jan Hansen
19 hours ago
@Epsilon Oh my, you used all the materials given to you, very nice, maybe you’ll get more Rubles now 😀
Henry Brewer
19 hours ago
@Input1914 Can you specify Russia’s blame?
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Jan Hansen
14 hours ago
@Henry Brewer Russia did what Hitler did in 1939. Dressed some Pro- Russians up and attack the Poor Pro-Russians. So Russia better attack… ALL of Ukraine to stop that? Shell civilians to stop that?
Putin is raving mad.
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Input1914
14 hours ago
@Henry Brewer I would say that invading was the boldest move to do. Now it seems like Ukraine was setting up their own invasion of the Donbass so I can’t say that I blame Russia. Just sick of being lied to by western media
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Anonymous Joe
11 hours ago
Your all brainwashed morons, everyone in this comment thread. West and East are mortal rivals, they will both do what they please to get a head of the other, in this case this has been building up since 2014 and surprisingly it’s not the US invading this time it’s Russia, but how Putin has carried out this operation of Peacekeeping is a disgusting and hasn’t been seen since WW2. Both sides care not about us or the soldiers and civilians… Higher power always finds a way we the average people aren’t different we are used to keep the war machine running..
We should be standing against war on both sides not fueling it with stupid comments on YouTube about what who did in the past….
We must unite.
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John Witkamp
8 hours ago
@Joe smith cc
LeRoiLa Reine
4 hours ago
@Art Design Hobby correction: 1943 :200 000 Polish peasants : women/children/babies/old men/young boys..pregnant women and the babies ripped out of the womb…there a photographs in the Archives in Poland and USA….books with documents also …
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LeRoiLa Reine
4 hours ago
@Jan Hansen you knowledge is grotesque….sorry but you could do better and open up the Internet and search …
Jack Leavitt
2 days ago
Thanks for a very interesting presentation. As an American I have to say that I am 100% behind Russia’s move to defend their security. The US had their chance of providing leadership for the world and they abused it at every turn; as a result it’s dying quickly now along with the weaponized dollar.
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Special K Citizen
2 days ago
You are a Patriots Jack. I know many Americans wouldn’t see it like that but I know the founding fathers would never have approved of any American wars the past 80 years. Dedollarization wll be the best thing to happen to America fior over a century.
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Teh Douglas
1 day ago
@Special K Citizen the globalists planned this all, nothing will be good for America
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Jan Hansen
21 hours ago
Either you are a traitor to your country or a Russian, paid to write shit like this. I tend to believe that #2 is the correct answer.
Henry Brewer
19 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Try harder. This is pathetic. Ask your supervisor to send someone with an IQ of at least 60 next time.
Jan Hansen
14 hours ago
@Henry Brewer YES, the same answer Russians always use when they try to insult Europeans 😀
Henry Brewer
13 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Try harder. This is pathetic. Ask your supervisor to send someone with an IQ of at least 60 next time.
LeRoiLa Reine
4 hours ago
@Teh Douglas yeah, they are blaming now Russia for everything now as they have the escape goat, eh?
guitarvass7
2 days ago (edited)
Thanks a lot. I am a greek and french citizen and I want to say sorry about the actions of my governments who are on the wrong side of history with their support of the ukrainian side. I feel, as an orthodox, that what the greek government is even worse because russians and greeks are brothers in Christ. The orthodox christians of Greece stand with Russia. MAy Christ help you in this tribulation and the Mother of God protect Russia and the ukrainian civilians.
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Special K Citizen
2 days ago
Same here. As a Brit I hate that for every single day of my life my government who are hitched to America has been at war with someone.
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Jan Hansen
21 hours ago
You are a good Russian supporter, did you earn your 5$ now?
guitarvass7
21 hours ago
@Jan Hansen I say what I think being true. I don’t understand why you would say that.
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Jan Hansen
19 hours ago
@guitarvass7 Oh why would i, in a video with 100% support for a crazy man that have attacked a Sovereign nation because he believes in fairytales? A man that have spent millions of Rubles on misinformation campaigns aimed at SoMe.
Wonder why i write as i do 😀 Go fetch your Rubles and do what you have to do, you are not hurting anyone with your absurdities anyway 😀
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Jan Hansen
19 hours ago
@Special K Citizen You could not even write a whole sentence in English without an error. 😀
As a Russian you should spend a bit more time learning English before you try to convince people that you are a Brit.
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Henry Brewer
19 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Try harder. This is pathetic. Ask your supervisor to send someone with an IQ of at least 60 next time.
LeRoiLa Reine
4 hours ago
You are a good Russian supporter, did you earn your 5$ now? @Jan Hansen
Ernesto Lecuona
3 days ago
Many many thanks, it is difficult for me to find this complete speech translated. I am from Argentina, and in spanish it is even more difficult. There is an impressive censorship.
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David James Bolger
2 days ago
The authority this can engenders. And the extemporaneous way he speaks with fear of what he really believes being heard. Impressive. Not seen a western leader who commanded that respect in a long time.
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Incu Bator
1 day ago
same censorship in Europe. Politicians do not want to hear the truth.
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Jan Hansen
21 hours ago
Why? You were born i Russia?
Henry Brewer
19 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Try harder. This is pathetic. Ask your supervisor to send someone with an IQ of at least 60 next time.
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Ernesto Lecuona
19 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Russia is fighting a fight that affects all the oppressed of the world. Russia’s triumph is our triumph too, it makes imperialism weaker and pushes the wheel of history forward.
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Ernesto Lecuona
19 hours ago
@Jan Hansen I am personally very excited to be able to live these days, to get to see the destruction of the USA. These people have done a lot of damage and pain, I hate NATO with all my heart and I am very happy with their defeat.
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Jan Hansen
14 hours ago
@Ernesto Lecuona Yeah sure. Say again, what is the Rubles worth? It is going to be fun to see how Putin are going to build an army with the Rubles being worth nothing 😀 What, you didn’t think about that my funny Russian troll? China is the massively big winner in the scenario where 75% of Russian saving are frozen, and worth les that 1/10th it was 2 weeks ago 😀
Your future ONLY trade partner will sell products with +50% as security because of the risky Rubel. Everything will be shitty expensive, also guns and planes.
Think about the civilian Russian that cant afford even a bread. Think about the elderly Russian that have worked hard his or her entire life just to see their pension being less then 1/10 of what it was 2 weeks ago.
And now the major trade partners in Europe and USA cut off Russian oil. Next is state bankruptcy. Then the pensions are totally gone. A sack of rice will cost a months salary…
Yeah sure, you just set your evil eyes on the future for the innocent people of Russia.
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John E
2 days ago
Thank you Eugenia and God bless.
If only western politicians could be so dignified, intelligent, and reasonable,
there would be and end to this conflict.
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Jan Hansen
21 hours ago
Yeah, say hello to your babushka.
Henry Brewer
19 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Try harder. This is pathetic. Ask your supervisor to send someone with an IQ of at least 60 next time.
illya kuryakin
2 days ago
An outstanding leader, in a class above all others.
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Jan Hansen
19 hours ago
Yep, Putin is now the only first class war criminal.
Júman González
16 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Try harder. This is pathetic. Ask your NSA supervisor to send someone with an IQ of at least 60 next time.
Jan Hansen
14 hours ago
@Júman González YESSS, Look at your other Russian Friends answer. They are identical. Russians are so predictable 😀
LeRoiLa Reine
4 hours ago
@Jan Hansen who gave the weapons to the civilians and at the same time many men are leaving Ukraine for Poland and Romania….the civilians are not the trained soldiers,eh?
Wicked Good
2 days ago
Honest to God, I have never seen an format like this in the USA. I think this is a far more difficult format than sitting down with journalists. These women have skin in the game. They are personally affected by these events. Their carreers are impacted because of sanctions. They may have loved ones fighting in the war. They are concerned how Russians are being vilified for just being Russian.
Putin has to explain this to them. I would rather be grilled by journalists. Kudos to him for not chickening out. I remember when Bush always ducked away from families impacted by the Iraq War.
I wish Americans could watch this and see how he takes the time to explain things and there is no political BS but so many of them have been conditioned to hate Putin since 2016. The many years of constant Russiagate conspiracy theories have damaged their brains.
They were certainly primed up for this war and are in a rage over Putin. They would not have the patience to watch and appreciate this. Moreover, the entire content of the Video would get drowned out because the media would figure out how to spin this into sexism since these women were “forced” to wear their flight attendant outfits.
We live in a woke world cancel culture over here and this is how they would attack. In the end they would never hear what he has to say.
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Jan Hansen
21 hours ago
Yeah, and you even understand Russian, what a wonder 😀
Júman González
16 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Try harder. This is pathetic. Ask your NSA supervisor to send someone with an IQ of at least 60 next time.
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Jan Hansen
14 hours ago (edited)
@Júman González Yup, answer one in the pamplet. Good work my Russian friend. BTW you forgot to change the account, you are now on a new account m8 😀
greenbeansean
7 hours ago
@Jan Hansen are you pretending to be dumb? Turn on CC and it auto translates.
Jan Hansen
6 hours ago
@greenbeansean Oh my, one more commenting for Rubles. All you guys react 100% alike when you try to insult people 😀
Ed Fur
2 days ago
I always enjoy hearing his thoughts, he’s a very intelligent and interesting man. I hope someday we can all be friends again, our Western leadership has clearly lost its mind, please don’t nuke us.
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Anonymous Joe
11 hours ago (edited)
This has to be the single most idiotic comment I’ve read all day. An intelligent man would have never underestimated the Ukrainian people and the will of freedom. The mighty Russian Army getting destroyed it’s economy is collapsing, its people are protesting while Putin fills your heads with Fear and jail sentences. He continues to Shill civilians and today blew up a maternity hospital.
Next the chemical weapons will come and he will blame it on the Ukrainians and the west, while his fingers rest on Nuclear Missiles he so casually threatened the world with….
The west don’t want to Nuke anyone…. NATO is strictly for defence. If we wanted to we could end this now, but we are better than that better than Putin and the prof is there.
The West and its allies “ALL” around the world haven’t raised a single weapon or dropped a single bomb in the process.
The world is shutting Russia down, good luck.
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Elena Pezzutto
2 days ago
Thank you for the English captions. I so appreciate it.
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Jan Hansen
21 hours ago
Da, you really really need it 😀
Henry Brewer
19 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Try harder. This is pathetic. Ask your supervisor to send someone with an IQ of at least 60 next time.
greenbeansean
7 hours ago
@Henry Brewer do the two of you just post the same two comments on every message?
Dyana Vermeer
1 day ago
I read the english translation and it confirms once more that Vladimir is such a strong intelligent and fair leader! The whole world will find out after a while how right and fair he is!
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Jan Hansen
21 hours ago
Yeah sure, you read English translation. You really dont need to as Russian are your first language, but never mind that, very convincing, not go get your 2$
Henry Brewer
19 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Try harder. This is pathetic. Ask your supervisor to send someone with an IQ of at least 60 next time.
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Diane Nordstrom
18 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Ah, lookie here, a genu-wine paid Troll!
Donna Davis
1 day ago
So glad to hear this side of the story. I wish Russians understood that at least half the US people are very well aware that our media is lying and we are not happy with all the Ukraine favoritism.
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Jan Hansen
21 hours ago
Hehe, yeah, because the Russian medias you read daily are the only truth 😀
Henry Brewer
19 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Try harder. This is pathetic. Ask your supervisor to send someone with an IQ of at least 60 next time.
Donna Davis
16 hours ago
@Jan Hansen I wouldn’t pay attention to any media. Just good to look at alternative viewpoints.
lucrezia pippero
2 days ago
Support to Russia from Italy, Ukraine has been used like Poland was used in 39. There’s “”someone”” in London and Washington who wants Europe, Us and Russia to be enemies. I, instead, want these three Christian entities to be together and live in peace amongst them and with the rest of the world.
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Jan Hansen
21 hours ago
да, вы хороший западный гражданин
Henry Brewer
19 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Try harder. This is pathetic. Ask your supervisor to send someone with an IQ of at least 60 next time.
lucrezia pippero
7 hours ago
@Jan Hansen I don’t know cyrillic, but I translated with google. Yes I am a good citizen of Italy who hates its government but love europe and christianity.
Yuri Sol
2 days ago
You can find the whole transcript in English (if you prefer reading as one piece) here:
https://thesaker.is/extremely-important-statements-by-putin-must-see/
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j bloggs
1 day ago
Now imagine a similar interview with Biden, Bojo, Omacron, Scholz, or any other western clown!
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Harrie Baken
1 day ago
Interview? A set of monologues, you mean.
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Incu Bator
1 day ago
Biden ? Check out who is his son.
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Jan Hansen
21 hours ago
Or a Russian bot.
Henry Brewer
19 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Try harder. This is pathetic. Ask your supervisor to send someone with an IQ of at least 60 next time.
Sheldon Ha
1 day ago
Thank you very much for the translation! Btw, the second last subtitle is not at the correct time.
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Leonard Haggstrom
21 hours ago
At the 24:00min mark, with just 20sec remaining, he drops the F-bomb (lol)
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Александр
2 days ago (edited)
@Eugenia Gurevich, Спасибо вам за работу с переводом комментариев.
Только к чему приурочено или для чего это собрание? Это сотрудницы ФСО и ФСБ (как комментируют в источнике) или сотрудницы Аэрофлота ?
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Eugenia Gurevich
2 days ago
The meeting took place last Saturday in connection with the upcoming International Women’s Day (March 8th). Putin met with the female personnel of the Russian airline Aeroflot. The women present were pilots, second pilots, co-pilots, and other personnel of the airline. Putin has such meetings with women in different spheres every year.
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cae k
2 days ago
@Eugenia Gurevich Thank you and God bless you for doing the translated subtitles of this video!!
My birthday is March 8th, and I will spend a good part of it in prayer for these women and their loved ones – especially their children (as I am mother to a young woman, this seems particularly appropriate).
I will also pray that the Russian military operation in the Ukraine will be blessed by God to succeed as efficiently as possible – that in succeeding, the entire world will become a safer place for us all.
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Willam Brady
2 days ago
@Eugenia Gurevich thanks
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amisgohome
1 day ago
@Eugenia Gurevich and they are very pretty too
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Gems
2 days ago
Thanks for the translation
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Joker
1 day ago
I wish the US had a president with half the intelligence and composure as Putin.
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amisgohome
1 day ago
In Europe I would even be happy if our traitors had 10 % of his intelligence
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Jan Hansen
21 hours ago
Yeah, a president that attack a innocent country… Oh wait, Biden has not attacked anyone?
Henry Brewer
19 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Try harder. This is pathetic. Ask your supervisor to send someone with an IQ of at least 60 next time.
greenbeansean
7 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Yemen, Syria, Libya, etc are calling you.
LeRoiLa Reine
4 hours ago
@Jan Hansen are you getting paid by amount of words or sentences as a troll? btw what happened in Irak/LIbya/Yugoslavia/Yemen are paying attention or just attacking the Federation?
I am SHODAN
20 hours ago
23:55 – 24:10 This bit is not translated, and he seems quite emotional while saying it. What is being said, can anyone translate?
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Pichet Kullavanijaya
1 day ago (edited)
I am proud to be a Russian Orthodox although I am ethnically not a Russian, but an Asian who formally adopted Russian Orthodoxy… Truth is truth no matter how you slice it… As Our Lord the Christos says, “Know Ye the Truth and the Truth Will Set you Free” Et cognoscetis ueritatem, et ueritas liberabit uos…. Pontius Pilate (before he ordered that the Christos be crucified asked, “What is truth?” Quid es veritas.
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Pete G
1 day ago
Any idea why flight attendants were invited to have an audience? They tend to be people largely uninterested in geopolitics.
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Provisions Ave.
Provisions Ave.
1 day ago
OP answered that on another posted question – March 8th is their Women’s Day, he does this every year. They have families on both sides so he answered their question. Being skeptical is understandable, however in order to form an educated opinion/decision the mind must be flexible. He’s not saying it directly, but there are plenty of articles written at the time regarding the CIAs involvement/US funding for the 2014 coup.
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RCM RCM
1 day ago
First, they are Russians, not Americans. Only Americans are so obtuse and self-absorbed that they could carry out international travel career and have no interest in international affairs. Second, there were pilots among the participants, and they clearly stated it, so you are making a point about your own skills and interests. Third, they are not randomly selected, but union shop stewards who will be explaining the current situation to their members. Most of them are already aware of much of what Putin mentioned, but he’s giving them a concise lesson and filling in gaps that they can carry back to their members, who helped formulate the questions their representatives asked. This is a kind of democracy that you won’t find in a place where people show up and vote for who they are told to, every 2 or 4 years.
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Kady Buggie
2 days ago
Does anyone know where I can find a transcript of this talk?
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Tg0
Tg0
2 days ago
Press the transcript button (…) next to SAVE.
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Harrie Baken
1 day ago
@ Kady Buggle This is my fourth try. (Seriously.) My answer (a URL) appears to be removed. (Yeah, amazing, in the Free West! 🙂 So another try again. Search for: t h e s a k e r (remove the spaces) with the extension ‘is’ (that’s Iceland). The transcript is easy to find there. Good luck!
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Jan Hansen
21 hours ago
Oh, very subtle dear 😀
Alen
1 day ago
Thank you for CC.
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kingdom come
1 day ago
Thanks for the English captionZ
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S N
1 day ago
Thanks for the texted clip!
Ben Bullock
1 day ago
Who has seen a western politician speak like this?
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Jan Hansen
21 hours ago
Greenscreened into a ridiculous setting? wonder why we dont see that?
Henry Brewer
19 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Try harder. This is pathetic. Ask your supervisor to send someone with an IQ of at least 60 next time.
Ben Bullock
8 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Lol what don’t like the plants? it’s not a green screen it’s being filmed on an old soviet camera.
max
2 days ago
TY. for english captions
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Annemarie Harmer
14 hours ago
Wrap it up putin
Henry Brewer
1 day ago
I support the special operation. I could go to jail for that. Hello from Czechia.
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Jan Hansen
21 hours ago
Da da, Henry Brewer fra Czechia 😀 😀 😀
Henry Brewer
21 hours ago
@Jan Hansen A o co ti jde?
Jan Hansen
20 hours ago
@Henry Brewer Sorry m8, i don’t speak Russian 😀
Henry Brewer
19 hours ago
@Jan Hansen I don’t think you even know the difference between Cyrillic and Latin. But I guess that’s understandable for someone who barely finished elementary school.
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408Magenta
1 day ago
The cookie lady – Victoria.
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Espiritualidad Y Filosofía
2 days ago
Pero tantos neonazis hay en Ucrania, sé que hay, ¿pero tantos como para decir un tercio o la mitad del ejército?
But there are so many neo-Nazis in Ukraine, I know there are, but so many to say a third or a half of the army?
Но в Украине столько неонацистов, я знаю, но так много, чтобы сказать треть или половина армии?
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Jan Hansen
21 hours ago
And you sure are not paid? 😀 There were two percent voting Azov in last election of which 15% are neo nazis. Can you see why you numbers doesn’t add up? But you earned your valueless rubles writing shit like this. Now go buy you babushka a bottle of vodka and all are happy.
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Henry Brewer
19 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Try harder. This is pathetic. Ask your supervisor to send someone with an IQ of at least 60 next time.
SterileNeutrino
2 days ago
Fukken SAVED
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Axie Axierastos
2 days ago
Based²
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Ben Zo
1 day ago
Why doesn’t Russia join the EU… We can all be friends and make money.
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RCM RCM
1 day ago
The EU and NATO have rejected applications by Russia several times. Seriously, it’s easy to find if you know how to use a decent search engine, and not the NSA funded Google search
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Jan Hansen
21 hours ago
Because the president Putin would lose some of his hard fought power = a no go. And no, Russia have never applied to be a common member of NATO. Russia wanted to recreate NATO and lead the alliance if they were to join. Putin have restarted the cold war because he is not seen as a world leader anymore, the west ignored him. Now he have acted like an attention craving baby to get attention.
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Jan Hansen
21 hours ago
@RCM RCM NSA funded Google ? 😀 :D… opposite Russia, the west actually have free liberal companies that use free speech. try google “China a main target of US NSA cyberattacks”. Is NSA really that bad at censoring things out? 😀
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Ben Zo
20 hours ago
@RCM RCM Was just a thought, no searching went into it.
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Henry Brewer
19 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Try harder. This is pathetic. Ask your supervisor to send someone with an IQ of at least 60 next time.
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Diane Nordstrom
17 hours ago
@Henry Brewer She must get paid by the number of Troll comments she writes.
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LeRoiLa Reine
4 hours ago
@Jan Hansen Try harder. This is pathetic. Ask your supervisor to send someone with an IQ of at least 60 next time.
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