Putin Asserts Military Strength: President Vladimir Putin said in remarks published on Sunday that Russia had sufficient strength and resources to take the war in Ukraine to its logical conclusion. Putin emphasized that he hoped there would be no need to use nuclear weapons, but he was adamant that Russia’s military capabilities would ensure a favorable outcome.
Putin ordered thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine in February 2022, triggering Europe’s biggest ground conflict since World War Two. The conflict has resulted in hundreds of thousands of soldiers being killed or injured. US President Joe Biden, Western European leaders, and Ukraine have cast the invasion as an imperial-style land grab and repeatedly vowed to defeat Russian forces.
In a film by state television about Putin’s quarter of a century as Russia’s paramount leader, Putin was asked about the risk of nuclear escalation from the Ukraine war. “There has been no need to use those weapons,” Putin said. “And I hope they will not be required.” Putin expressed confidence in Russia’s military strength, stating, “We have enough strength and means to bring what was started in 2022 to a logical conclusion with the outcome Russia requires.”
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Putin portrays the war as a watershed moment in Moscow’s relations with the West. He believes the West humiliated Russia after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 by enlarging NATO and encroaching on Moscow’s sphere of influence.
The Russian president’s views on the war are in stark contrast to those of his Western counterparts. Former US President Donald Trump has warned that the conflict could develop into World War Three. Former CIA Director William Burns has said there was a real risk in late 2022 that Russia could use nuclear weapons against Ukraine.
Putin has been Russia’s paramount leader for 25 years, and his rule has been marked by a significant consolidation of power. Russian dissidents see Putin as a dictator who has built a brittle system of personal rule reliant on sycophancy and corruption. Supporters, however, cast Putin as a savior who pushed back against an arrogant West and put an end to the chaos that accompanied the 1991 disintegration of the Soviet Union.
In the state television film, Putin was shown offering chocolates and a fermented Russian milk drink to Pavel Zarubin, a top Kremlin correspondent, in his private Kremlin kitchen. Putin reflected on his time in power, saying, “I don’t feel like some kind of politician. I continue to breathe the very same air as millions of Russian citizens. It is very important.”
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