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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsVladimir Putin Says Russia Has 'No Ill Intentions,' Pleads for No More Sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia has no "ill intentions" towards Ukraine, hours after Russian forces had seized Europe's biggest nuclear power plant.
Putin made the comment on the state-controlled Rossiya 24 news channel on Friday in which he called on neighboring countries "to think about how to normalize relations" more than a week after he ordered an invasion that has caused thousands of casualties and sparked a growing refugee crisis.
"I want to emphasize once again. We have no ill intentions towards our neighbors, and I would advise them not to escalate the situation, nor to introduce any restrictions," he said, according to news agencies.
"All our actions, if they arise, always arise exclusively in response to unfriendly actions against Russia," he added.
Putin also said: "We do not see any need here to escalate the situation or worsen our relations."
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-putin-intentions-war-zelensky-1684887
Wonder if this is a head fake of if he's feeling the heat from the sanctions. In either case, fuck him.
dalton99a
(81,426 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,560 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)No ill intentions?
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littlemissmartypants
(22,628 posts)Brainwashed, idiots, paid off and under his "magic" spell. He needs to "take a powder" as some in my neck of the woods would say and get over himself.
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sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,724 posts)Maybe Vlad should stand in front of a burned out church holding a Bible upside down.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)"Withdraw."
Crunchy Frog
(26,579 posts)Go fuck yourself Pukin.
revmclaren
(2,505 posts)Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)Im sure his troops are there by mistake. I am not sure many people will much of what he says after spending a month denying any invasion plans.
Whatever. Pack up and go home, my man.
blue-wave
(4,347 posts)The guy is delusional. I wholeheartedly agree with your response: "In either case, fuck him"
Ziggysmom
(3,406 posts)as possible. Bring him to his knees so the Russian people can force him out.
sakabatou
(42,146 posts)SunSeeker
(51,546 posts)bringthePaine
(1,727 posts)PortTack
(32,750 posts)AntiFascist
(12,792 posts)hmm, let's see...off to the Hague with you and your generals, and Russia needs to give up its nukes so that this can't happen again, then we'll talk.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)wnylib
(21,417 posts)He's making a threat and sanctions are his excuse.
He has always intended to go after those nations. Now he claims sanctions as the reason to do it.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,168 posts)struggle4progress
(118,270 posts)cstanleytech
(26,276 posts)soldiers defending their country and claims he has no ill intentions? What a complete and utter loaf of horse shit.
BootinUp
(47,136 posts)ColinC
(8,285 posts)The Western side, out of conflict from any Russian forces, and set up a border to stop Russian encroachment. If Putin would kill himself and every russian over Ukraine, he would do it over the rest of Europe too. He is likely counting on NATO not interfering, in which case every major power that has the power to stop this, is sacrificing millions of Ukrainian lives out of unrefined fear and cowardice.
sprinkleeninow
(20,235 posts)lefthandedskyhook
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Ford_Prefect
(7,875 posts)This is a fake out.
elias7
(3,997 posts)Scrivener7
(50,934 posts)Generic Brad
(14,274 posts)No one is listening to the boy who cried wolf because in this real life fable that boy is the wolf.
tavernier
(12,374 posts)from a man who cant eat in a restaurant for fear of being poisoned or even walk out on the streets of his own country without getting a bullet in his head.