Vladimir Putin: “Nobody signed anything, but we talked about certain possibilities for ending the conflict in Ukraine," Putin said.”

Zhenya, I support it.

Your choice, and your will, will once again demonstrate that millions of people stand behind our soldiers, that we are a united people bound together by shared values, historical memory, and love for our homeland, and that no one will…

Understanding that he is entering a difficult situation, he nevertheless does not stop his efforts to help bring about a settlement and to make his contribution to resolving the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

At the heart of this escalation lie arrogance and overconfidence. This is a path to the brink of the abyss.