Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Western nations of attempting to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia in Ukraine, which he claims would lead to the end of Russian statehood. Putin's statements, made on June 20, emphasize that the West's ultimate goal is to destroy the thousand-year history of the Russian state. He warned that the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is being escalated by Western backers, who he believes are trying to intimidate Russia. Putin's remarks are seen as an effort to mobilize domestic support amid the ongoing war. Critics have dismissed his claims as 'utter nonsense,' noting that Russia has survived defeats in previous conflicts.
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on June 20 that the West is trying to push Russia toward a strategic defeat on Ukrainian battlefields, which would, according to him, mean the end of the Russian statehood. https://t.co/sUf10trjY0
🚨🇷🇺PUTIN: THE WEST WANTS TO DESTROY RUSSIA - THIS IS A GRAVE MISTAKE “We have noticed that they are ramping up the situation and escalating all the time, probably expecting us to get scared at some point. But at the same time, they are saying they would like to see a strategic… https://t.co/JHlJykcMj0
Putin now claims defeat in Ukraine would mean the end of Russian statehood. This is utter nonsense. Russia has lost many wars and survived, from the Crimean War to the Cold War. He is simply trying to mobilise support for his disastrous imperial adventure https://t.co/47zkZ85Rnw
#VladimirPutin accused the West of trying to inflict a strategic defeat on #Russia in #Ukraine. Putin warned that a strategic defeat in Ukraine would mean the end of Russian statehood. https://t.co/UzaD4ZIn2u https://t.co/FUvV1P6cGc
Putin says the "Western" backers of Ukraine have the ultimate goal of "ending the thousand-year history of the Russian state." The infliction of military defeat on Russia in Ukraine is viewed as synonymous with the destruction of the Russian state. "Clash of Civilizations" rehash https://t.co/EifQBeCoNd