Vladimir Putin: “Patriotism and will of the Russian people will ensure the achievement of goals that Moscow set in Ukraine.”

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.

This vote is for you. People believe in you, believe in our victory, believe in your courage, in your heroism.

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

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…