Vladimir Putin: “A paper tiger? Go and deal with this paper tiger then.”

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

Your choice and determination will show once again that millions of people are backing our fighters and that we stand together.

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.

Nobody can divide or intimidate us, undermine our statehood, our public and political system.