Vladimir Putin appears to have dashed hopes for peace after calling Ukraine’s European allies piglets and warning that his new Oreshnik missile will be deployed within days.
The Russian leader accused Western politicians of plotting Russia’s downfall and vowed to carry on with the war in Ukraine unless his demands are met. In a major speech in Moscow, he said:
‘Everyone believed that Russia would be destroyed and collapsed in a short period of time.
‘And the European piglets immediately joined in this work of the former American [Biden] administration, hoping to profit from the collapse of our country.
‘To regain something that had been lost in previous historical periods and try to take revenge.’As is now obvious to everyone, all these attempts and all these destructive plans against Russia have completely failed.’
He also said he would deploy the Oreshnik nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile system in Belarus in the next fortnight. From there, Russians claim it could strike London in eight minutes.
The Russian leader adamantly refused any compromise on his desired land grab in Donbas while also threatening to create such a strong military powerhouse that Europe and its leaders would have to bow to him.
‘The objectives of the special military operation will undoubtedly be achieved,’ he told Russian commanders in the speech.
‘We would prefer to do this and eliminate the root causes of the conflict through diplomacy.
‘However, if the opposing side and their foreign patrons refuse to engage in substantive talks, Russia will achieve the liberation of its historical lands by military means.’
