Russian President Vladimir Putin said at an event Wednesday that part of the reason Russia invaded Ukraine was to liberate its people in the Donbas that faced an eight-year war with the Ukrainian government. RT, the Russian news outlet, said Putin addressed a gathering that marked the 80th anniversary of the breakthrough of the blockade of Leningrad, when when the Red Army orchestrated an offensive that overran the German lines in early 1944.
heard your recent interview on Kitco. thanks for being a champion of peace in a world where those who control mass messaging want war.