Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation, answered the query why he didn’t launch a full-scale conflict in Ukraine throughout the occupation of Donbas in 2014.
Supply: Putin on the air of the Russian state-owned propaganda TV channel Rossiya 1
Putin Quote: “We assumed that we’d be capable of resolve all points by completely peaceable means…
… Secondly, this additionally applies to our readiness for some extra severe actions than actions throughout the framework of the so-called ‘Crimean Spring’.”
Particulars: Putin emphasised a number of elements that helped him determine to launch a full-scale invasion in 2022 moderately than earlier, together with “file harvests, laborious work on import substitution and bettering the monetary system,” and the truth that Russia in 2014 “had not had a hypersonic weapon”.
Background:
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On 17 March, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the Worldwide Felony Court docket issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin in view of the scenario in Ukraine.
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All member states of the Worldwide Felony Court docket (ICC) are actually legally bound to detain Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, now deemed a suspect, and hand him over to the court docket.
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the historic determination to situation the arrest warrant on Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, must be followed by historical responsibility.
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