Vladimir Putin: “Now in the West they openly say that they are preparing for war with us, and are increasing their military, offensive…”

Zhenya, I support it.

We must realize that the moment when nothing can be changed any longer may come very quickly and unexpectedly for everyone. The logic of escalating, increasingly harsh retaliatory measures leads to a fatal point of no return.

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…

I think it's another mistake, a serious one. And in my view it clearly runs counter to the interests of the German people.