Russia will find an “antidote” to the American Patriot missiles delivered to kyiv
Russian President Vladimir Putin assured Thursday that the Russian army would find a « antidote » to circumvent the Patriot anti-aircraft defense system that the United States will supply to Ukraine, which is in the throes of bombardment from Moscow.
“Regarding the Patriot, it’s a fairly old system. It doesn’t work like [le système russe] S-300. But our opponents assume it’s a defensive weapon. All right, we’ll keep that in mind. And there is always an antidote”, Putin said at a press conference. He added that Patriot’s delivery was « have ». “It’s only a way to prolong the conflict. »
“Our goal is not to spin the conflict like a flywheel, but, on the contrary, to end this war and we aspire to that.said the Russian president. All armed conflicts end with talks. The sooner kyiv understands this, the better. »
Mr. Putin once again defended the launch of the offensive in Ukraine at the end of February and assured that he had had no“other choice” in order to “defend people” in this country. “The roots between the peoples of Russia and Ukraine are stronger than those who try to divide us”he said again.
He accused Russia’s enemies, led by the United States, of having ” always “ tried to divide “Russian World”which according to the Kremlin brings together all the Russian-speaking populations. “Our possible enemies, our opponents have always dreamed of this and have always done this, they have tried to divide us and rule us in separate pieces”did he declare.