During a gathering of war correspondents, Putin said that Russia's goals in the Ukraine conflict have not changed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with military correspondents at the Kremlin, June 13, 2023. © The Kremlin/Handout
The goals of Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine have not changed and are in fact being served by Kiev’s latest offensive, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a gathering of war correspondents at the Kremlin on Tuesday.
Putin also addressed Ukraine’s glorification of Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera, the ongoing fighting on the southern front, and the fallout from the Kakhovka Dam disaster, among other things.
Moscow’s objectives remain unchanged
The goals laid out in February 2022 are “essential” and while some details are subject to change based on the developing situation, they remain fundamentally the same, Putin said. Demilitarization of Ukraine is happening “gradually and methodically,” with Kiev’s troops n...
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