Vladivostok. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine’s leaders seem like aliens who make cruel decisions without caring about people’s suffering. He praised friendly friends and partners like India who want to resolve the conflict.
According to the report, Putin said in the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) that I think the people who rule Ukraine are like aliens. They do not think, their loss is huge. I cannot even understand what they will do next. Putin reminded that his country and Ukraine had reached a peace agreement during the Istanbul talks after the start of the conflict. He accused Western powers of derailing these efforts.
He said Ukraine’s behavior under these circumstances is questionable. He said Kiev’s only option is to lower the maximum age for military recruitment once again and this would allow them to recruit children, as the German Nazis did with the Hitler Youth, referring to how Hitler’s regime forced teenagers to join temporary militias in the final stages of World War II when the Allies were advancing into German territory.
Putin said this will not solve the problem. Ukraine’s next step will be to recruit students into the army, but this will lead Ukraine towards ruin. They do not really think about the country. They cover it with nationalist slogans and deceive the people. He also said that the heavy losses suffered by the Ukrainian army since Russia’s incursion into the Kursk region could render its armed forces useless. He said Ukrainian attempts to disrupt Russian progress by launching a massive attack across the border last month have failed.
Putin said that Russian troops are advancing in Donbass. This is Moscow’s priority. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian army is suffering heavy losses. He said that the number of casualties could reduce the combat capability of the entire Ukrainian armed forces. According to Russian Defense Ministry estimates, more than 9,700 Ukrainians have been killed in Kursk, as well as 81 tanks, dozens of other armored vehicles and heavy weapons have been destroyed.