Vladimir Putin: “He needs his neighboring countries to be dependent on him, to be corrupt, and to be fundamentally disappointing to their…”

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.

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

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.

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.