Vladimir Putin blamed the West for the conflict, saying 'they started the war' and claims Russia used force 'in order to stop it'.
1:12Vladimir Putin blamed the West for the conflict, saying"they started the war" and claims Russia used force"in order to stop it".
In a speech describing his aims for the second year of his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president said Ukraine was in talks with the West about weapons before Russia invaded its neighbour on 24 February last year.He added that Kyiv held talks with the West about weapons supplies before the"special military operation" began.
"I would like to emphasise when Russia tried to find a peaceful solution they were playing with the lives of people and they were playing a dirty game," he adds. In his State of the Union address in Moscow, Mr Putin also says Russia is facing a"very difficult" time at the moment as he delivered his address in a"very difficult context".
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