Earlier in February 2022, Russia launched its special military operation on Ukraine aiming of a quick victory, however, Kyiv s strong defence, backed by Western military aid, foiled Vladimir Putin s hopes.
editor steve rosenberg. the world, according to vladimir putin, feels like a parallel universe. who started the war in ukraine? not russia, he says. translation: responsibility for fuelling the ukrainian - conflict, for its escalation, and for the growing number of victims lies fully with the west and, of course, with the regime in kyiv. i wish to repeat, they started the war, we are using force to stop it. but it was russia that invaded ukraine. western military aid has helped kyiv resist. it hasn t forced the kremlin, though, to de escalate. today, president putin suspended russia s participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with america an agreement that
of the nation address, mr putin accused the west of starting the war in ukraine and seeking to destroy russia in a global confrontation. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. the world, according to vladimir putin, feels like a parallel universe. who started the war in ukraine? not russia, he says. translation: responsibility for fuelling the ukrainian - conflict, for its escalation, and for the growing number of victims lies fully with the west and, of course, with the regime in kyiv. i wish to repeat, they started the war, we are using force to stop it. but it was russia that invaded ukraine. western military aid has helped kyiv resist. it hasn t forced the kremlin, though, to de escalate. today, president putin suspended russia s participation
our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. the world according to vladimir putin feels like a parallel universe. who started the war in ukraine? not russia, he says. translation: responsibility for fuelling the ukrainian - conflict, for its escalation, and for the growing number of victims lies fully with the west and, of course, with the regime in kyiv. i wish to repeat, they started the war, we are using force to stop it. but it was russia that invaded ukraine. western military aid has helped kyiv resist. it hasn t forced the kremlin, though, to de escalate. today, president putin suspended russia s participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with america an agreement that limits
agreement with the us. here s our russia editor, steve rosenberg. the world according to vladimir putin feels like a parallel universe. who started the war in ukraine? not russia, he says. translation: responsibility for fuelling the ukrainian - conflict, for its escalation, and for the growing number of victims lies fully with the west and, of course, with the regime in kyiv. i wish to repeat, they started the war, we are using force to stop it. but it was russia that invaded ukraine. western military aid has helped kyiv resist. it hasn t forced the kremlin, though, to de escalate. today, president putin suspended russia s participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with america