Posted on 12/25/2022 7:34:11 AM PST by Salohcin
Russian President Vladimir Putin blasted the West for trying to "tear apart" Russia, in extracts from an interview to be aired on national television later Sunday.
"At the core of it all is the policy of our geopolitical opponents aiming to tear apart Russia, historical Russia," Putin said.
"They have always tried to 'divide and conquer'... Our goal is something else -- to unite the Russian people," he said.
Putin has used the concept of "historical Russia" to argue that Ukrainians and Russians are one people -- undermining Kyiv's sovereignty and justifying his 10-month offensive in Ukraine.
"We are acting in the right direction, we are protecting our national interests, the interests of our citizens, of our people," Putin said.
The president repeated claims that Moscow was "ready to negotiate with all participants in this process (to find) an acceptable solution" to the conflict.
In his first trip outside Ukraine since the offensive began in February, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky earned firm pledges of support from US President Joe Biden, including the Pentagon's most advanced air defense system.
"Of course, we will destroy it, 100 percent!" Putin said, referring to the Patriot missile battery promised to Zelensky.
I have spent many a conversation trying to explain that ‘unification’ idea to others.
Most don’t get it.
I can see that this thread has attracted all of the Putin-hating Kool-Aid drinkers and Zelensky-fawning females on FR today, so I’ll keep my powder dry for now and recon later.
HOW many centuries does Putin wish to go back to???
Please cite which think tanks have advocated breaking up the Russian Federation. I very much doubt that you can.
“I am not a Russian!”
Link please.
You’re the guy who didn’t bother posting here for 15 years, and then all of a sudden started posting like mad on Ukraine.
Or am I confusing you with someone else?
Probably not. So no point in responding to you.
https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:sunsong/index?more=125415965
Spell it out if you’re making a claim.
LOL, the pro-Putin brigade is having difficulty in disputing Putin’s own words, so they have ordered “strategic withdrawal” from the battlefield.
Putin stands up to Biden more than anyone else in the world today.
When will folks here in the USA say “enough of this crap” it’s our country and Biden uses it for a urinal and the urinal block is the Constitution of the United States?
LOL
you know what assuming does, right?
Post to whoever you choose to LOL
Not sure of why anyone should take you seriously here, given your posting history - where it jumps from 2007 to 2022...and then starts defending Biden policy in Ukraine.
https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:sunsong/index?more=125415965
Like Hitler stood up to FDR? And a lot of Conservatives then had a white hot burning hatred for FDR.
Putin isn’t standing up to Biden. Instead, he is taking advantage of Biden’s weaknesses to advance his own revanchist agenda.
Russia should be occupied and partitioned the way we did with Germany after WW2. Maybe in 50 years they’ll be able to be responsible members of the world community.
Patton was right. We beat the wrong enemy.
“Link please” is your favorite troll and just wanted you to know someone noticed.
Question:
What country is Kherson in?
““Link please” is your favorite troll and just wanted you to know someone noticed.”
So NOTHING, no surprise.
again, assuming reflects on you
McCain lost and then Romney lost. I had nothing good to say...
If you google “decolonization of Russia” I think you should be able to find some sources if you’re interested.
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