Vladimir Putin: “I would like to reiterate that Ukraine is just not a neighboring country, it is an integral part of our own history…”

If it comes to a direct attack on the Russian Federation – in this case, we are referring to Kaliningrad, and perhaps other territories as well — the question of the Russian Federation deploying all the weapons at our country’s disposal…

Such a high, even record, number of people who came out and voted shows that the people of Russia support our efforts aimed at strengthening the country.

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.

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