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Putin stresses that "everything" Russia does is aimed at "putting an end to the war" in Donbas

MADRID, 18 Ene.

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Putin stresses that "everything" Russia does is aimed at "putting an end to the war" in Donbas

MADRID, 18 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed on Wednesday that "everything" Russia does is aimed at "putting an end to the war" that broke out in 2014 in the Donbas region (east).

"Large-scale hostilities in Donbas have not stopped since 2014. Everything we do today, including the special military operation, is an attempt to stop this war," he said. "That is the meaning of our operation," she added, according to the Russian news agency Interfax.

Thus, Putin has emphasized that among the objectives is "to protect the people who live in those territories." "We held out for a long time, we tried to reach an agreement for a long time. From what is seen now, we were deceived," he said, before stressing that Moscow "has done everything possible to resolve the situation by peaceful means, although it was Clearly this was impossible."

Putin made these statements during a meeting with World War II veterans in Saint Petersburg, hours after laying a wreath in memory of the Soviet soldiers assigned to the defense of Leningrad during the invasion of Nazi Germany.

The Russian president gave the order to invade Ukraine on February 24, 2022, days after recognizing the independence of the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. Moscow announced in September the annexation of these Ukrainian regions, along with Jerson and Zaporiyia, all partially occupied in the framework of the war.