Russia is ready for a nuclear war, but things would hardly develop that fast: Key points of Putin’s interview
If U.S. troops appear in Ukraine, Russia will perceive them as invaders, and the U.S. understands this quite well.
From a military point of view, Russia is ready for a nuclear war, but “things would hardly develop that fast”.
The U.S. is developing nuclear forces, and aims to modernize them, but this does not mean that it is ready to wage a nuclear war tomorrow.
If the U.S. conducts nuclear tests, Russia can do the same.
The West understood that it is impossible to strategically defeat Russia on the battlefield. The people’s unity made them powerless.
Russia is not going to cause rifts in the West; we only look after our interests.
Russia does not interfere in the U.S. presidential elections; Moscow is ready to work with any president.
Russia did not enter Africa of its own accord and did remove France from there; the African leaders themselves wanted to work with Moscow.
The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO is pointless; they just needed to be under someone’s patronage.
Russia is ready for negotiations on the Ukrainian issue, but these talks should be based on reality, and not on the desires that arise after the use of psychotropic drugs.
The negotiations should not be a pause for Kyiv to rearm, but a serious conversation regarding Russia’s security guarantees.
There have been soldiers of Western countries in Ukraine for a long time, and now they are there, in the form of advisers and mercenaries.
The presence of official foreign troops in Ukraine will not change the situation on the battlefield.
Poland wants to return the lands that were given to Ukraine, which it considers historically its own.
If Poland sends troops to Ukraine, they will not leave there.
British and American missiles do Russia harm, but do not change the situation on the battlefield.
No one will reckon with us if we fail to defend ourselves, and the consequences may be disastrous for Russian statehood.
Russia is not at a crossroads; it is on the strategic path of its development and will not deviate from its path.
