The speech was originally broadcast on RTR Russian TV.
BBC Monitoring is responsible for the translation.
That's how it works.
It's like clubbing baby seals.
Give it a click.
The BBC agrees with John's spot on analysisNowhere in that short byline-less BBC piece is it stated that Putin's goal is or was to recreate the Soviet Union or reclaim the territory it spanned. Nowhere.
Meanwhile back home in Mother Russia folks are bailing out due to increasing recent draconian edicts by Putin
15 years in prison for spreading anything other than the party line that could be construed as fake news.
Heavy personal penalties and arrests for anyone heard saying that the Ukraine invasion is a “war”.
NBC, admittedly if you dare to look.
Putin really is a nice guy, fellas and with absolutely no designs whatsoever in expanding the Soviet Empire. He’s happy just like it is meaning that the Crimea, Georgia and now the Ukraine are just, simply, outliers of his actions. He’s also for personal freedoms within his own country.
Trust Que, The Plan, The Patriots are in control, you’ll see, just wait, etc., etc., etc.
