Vladimir Putin: “I'm surprising the West with our new developments in offensive nuclear weapons.”

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

Can we be certain that these weapons will never be used? Well, of course not. We must bear this in mind and avoid such an outcome.

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.

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.