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Putin warns that Moscow's response will be 'instant' if anyone tries to take on Russia
24 Feb 2022 at 07:23hrs | Views
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "military operation" in Ukraine's Donbas region.
He made the declaration in a televised speech at the same time as the UN Security Council was imploring him to stop.
In a televised address on Thursday morning, Putin urges Ukrainian soldiers in the combat zone in eastern Ukraine to lay down weapons and return to their homes.
He warned Ukraine that it would be blamed for any bloodshed.
Putin also says "justice and truth" are on the Russian side, warning that Moscow's response will be "instant" if anyone tries to take on Russia.
The Russian president also says his country's actions are self-defence and tells Ukraine's military their fathers and grandfathers did not fight so they could help neo-Nazis.
He made the declaration in a televised speech at the same time as the UN Security Council was imploring him to stop.
In a televised address on Thursday morning, Putin urges Ukrainian soldiers in the combat zone in eastern Ukraine to lay down weapons and return to their homes.
He warned Ukraine that it would be blamed for any bloodshed.
Putin also says "justice and truth" are on the Russian side, warning that Moscow's response will be "instant" if anyone tries to take on Russia.
The Russian president also says his country's actions are self-defence and tells Ukraine's military their fathers and grandfathers did not fight so they could help neo-Nazis.
Source - online
