Vladimir Putin: “Putin was on Russian television to lie and say that everything was going according to plan.”

Moscow is open to peace talks, but only on the basis of “realities on the ground,” rather than what he called “exotic” proposals.

Of course, such attacks have not caused, and could not cause, critical consequences. However, they do inflict damage. This is obvious, and we fully understand and acknowledge it.

only the first, but a highly significant step in Russia seizing the rest of the Donbas

This is, of course, nothing other than piracy and robbery.