Russia's fighting for existence with Ukraine and the West: President Putin

Moscow – President Vladimir Putin warned that the ongoing conflict with Ukraine and the West is an existential battle for Russia. The Russian president has appealed to his people that Russia’s enemies have been plotting to destabilize it and break it into pieces for the last several years, and the Russian people must show unity to fight against it. Meanwhile, Seymour Hersh, a leading American journalist, has claimed that the United States will go directly to war with Russia if there is any indication of Ukraine being defeated.

Russian President Putin visited a defence manufacturing factory on Tuesday. At this time, Putin presented his position on the Russia-Ukraine war. ‘Russia’s enemy, the West, is using the Russia-Ukraine war to improve its geopolitical strategy. However, the situation is different for Russia. Russia has not entered the conflict to achieve geopolitical goals. The ongoing conflict against Ukraine and the West is a battle for Russia’s existence,’ President Putin warned.

Russia has tried to improve relations with Ukraine for decades, but the situation changed after the Western-led coup in 2014, the Russian president claimed. At this time, he also criticized the sanctions imposed on Russia by the West. The West had estimated that Russia would collapse within two to three weeks or a month after sanctions were imposed. He expected Russian industries to shut down as partner countries cut off cooperation. The West believed the Russian economy would collapse, thousands of citizens would become unemployed, take to the streets and protest, and the Russian regime would collapse from within. That was their objective, but it did not happen. On the contrary, the Russian economy became stronger, independent and sovereign,’ President Putin underscored.

Meanwhile, American journalist Seymour Hersh claimed the United States could go to war directly against Russia. Hersch made this statement while talking about the defeat of the Ukrainian Army at an event held in Washington. Hersch said that if there is any indication that the Ukrainian Army is falling behind, the US will go to war with the support of NATO. At this time, he also drew attention to the troops and the stockpile of weapons sent by the US to Europe.

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