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Contrary to the expectations of the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin did not deliver a meaningful message about the Ukrainian war in his Victory Day speech on the 9th (local time).
However, while expressing his ambition to secure the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, he pointed to the expansion of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) as the cause of the invasion of Ukraine.
According to Archyde.com, Putin said to NATO during the Victory Day parade held in Red Square at the mosque on the same day, “Last December, we proposed to sign a security guarantee agreement.”
“Russia has asked the West to come up with a reasonable compromise and to engage in frank dialogue for the mutual benefit of each other,” Putin said.
“Despite differences of opinion in international relations, Russia has always supported the establishment of an equal and indivisible security system for the survival of the international community as a whole,” he said.
“They had completely different plans, and they were openly preparing for another operation in the Donbas region. To invade our historical territory, including the Krum Peninsula (Crimea),” he said.
“Ukraine has announced the possibility of acquiring nuclear weapons, and NATO has begun to militarily seize the borders near us,” Putin said. erected
“It all meant that we had to clash with the neo-Nazis backed by the United States and its subordinate countries,” he added.
In particular, “we have witnessed a situation in which the military infrastructure has been strengthened, hundreds of military advisors have been mobilized and NATO’s modern weapons have been supported. The risk is increasing day by day.” and it was a right. It was a decision of an independent, strong and independent state.”
In the end, Russia’s position is that NATO rejected Russia’s proposal to create a new security system, and rather supported Russia’s territory by supporting the Nazi-style Ukraine. Therefore, it is the logic of preemptive invasion of Ukraine in response to aggression.
Furthermore, it is interpreted as an intention to justify the invasion of Ukraine by using the patriotism of the Russian people on this day, the anniversary of the victory over the surrender of Nazi Germany during the Soviet Union.
“Volunteer volunteers from Donbas and Russian forces are fighting together on their own land,” Putin said.
He continued, “I am speaking for our military and volunteers in Donbass. We are fighting for our country and our future,” he said. “We must not forget the lessons of World War II.”
It is interpreted as expressing a will to annex Ukraine’s Donbas region into Russian territory.