Putin defended Moscow’s military buildup near Ukraine in the face of what he described as attempts by NATO to encroach on Russia’s doorstep
it wants from the West, including a commitment that the organization won’t expand further eastward to include Ukraine. Moscow also wants NATO to abandon military activities, including training and exercises, in Ukraine, Georgia and other areas that were part of the Soviet Union in the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia.
Mr. Putin accused the West of stoking anti-Russian sentiment in Ukraine and of brainwashing the populationwith sophisticated weaponry that could endanger Russia. He warned that access to such weaponry could encourage radical elements in Ukraine to try to forcibly regain control of parts of the country’s east, now under the authority of pro-Kremlin separatists. They might also be incited to try retake the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, Mr. Putin said.
He added that the future of the breakaway eastern region, called the Donbas, should be determined by residents there and he described the Kremlin’s role as being “mediators in creating the best conditions for determining the future of the people who live there.”
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