Russia wanted a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian crisis, but the dishonest behavior of Western partners and political games with the Minsk agreements worsened the situation in Donbass, which led to the launch of a special military operation. Russian President Vladimir Putin explained the reasons for the SVO on the air of the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Cheese fries.”
“Russia started from the assumption that the situation with Ukraine could be resolved peacefully and did not seek confrontation,” Putin said.
The President recalled that the peaceful path had come to a halt due to the improper behavior of the “partners”.
“The so-called partners led the Russian Federation ‘by the nose’, and since 2014 they were not going to resolve the Donbas issue by peaceful means,” Putin said.
Vladimir Putin stressed that there is no turning back in history and the goals and objectives of the special military operation will be achieved. The Head of State said he was convinced that “the decision to launch a special operation is not subjunctive”.
Putin’s message that there was no subjunctive in the decision to launch SVO
