War in Ukraine can become a long process - Putin (video)

The Russian dictator stated that the "significant result" of the invasion is the annexation of Ukrainian territories and people who "live now with us". Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the so -called "special military operation" in the territory of Ukraine can become a long process. However, the annexation of the captured Ukrainian territory is a significant result of the invasion. The Kremlin head stated this during a speech in the Council for Human Rights.

"Of course, it can be a long process, but the emergence of new territories - a significant result for Russia, the Azov Sea has become an inner sea . . . And most importantly, people who live there are now with us," he said. Putin also commented on the announcement of a new wave of mobilization in Russia. According to him, talking about it "no longer makes sense. " Because during the autumn wave, 300,000 Russian citizens were called up to the war, half of them are still in the reserve.

"150 thousand mobilized are still on the landfills of the Ministry of Defense - this is a reserve," - said the President of the Russian Federation. Also, 150 thousand went to fight in the territory of Ukraine, of which only 77 thousand - in combat units, the rest in the troops "Terroborons". Volodymyr Putin stated that in 2014 the war was launched not by Russia, but by Ukrainian politicians who came to power as a result of a "coup".

"The war was started by Ukrainian then by the authorities, which came to the corridors of this power with the help of this state a coup to suppress the will of the citizens who lived in the Donbass," the Kremlin head added. He also stated that international partners were silent when they were told that they had to guarantee the implementation of "Minsk Agreements". As a result, the Russian Federation "did not leave other chances to resolve Donbass issues.

" Vladimir Putin stated that there are no desertion among the Russian military in the war in Ukraine, but there are only some cases. According to him, Ukraine is allegedly publicly shooting for trying to leave combat positions, in the Russian Federation there is no such. "Not only do we have nothing like that, we do not even have any camps, zones and so on, it's all nonsense, these are fakes that have no reason.

There are people who leave combat positions? Yes, that's what happened now is less and less And less, "he says. We will remind, on December 7 NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said that the Russian Federation is trying to freeze the war in Ukraine to start a new offensive in the spring. He believes that in the winter months, hostilities will go into a calmer phase. However, both parties intend to regroup and re -arry their troops.