Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual news conference, asserting that the military operation in Ukraine has bolstered Russia's military and economic standing. He defended his decision to invade Ukraine in 2022, stating he would have acted sooner. Putin also dismissed concerns about the Oreshnik missile's vulnerability to NATO air defenses, daring Ukraine's allies to a 'high-tech duel' by challenging them to protect Kyiv from a simulated strike.
Russia n President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual news conference and call-in show at Gostinny Dvor in Moscow, Russia , Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin boasted that his military operation in Ukraine has strengthened Russia and denied that the ouster of key ally Bashar Assad in Syria had hurt Moscow’s prestige, as he held his annual news conference and call-in show Thursday.
“Let them select a target, possibly in Kyiv, put their air defense assets there and we shall strike it with the Oreshnik,” he said with a dry smile. “Let’s see what happens.”by a bomb planted outside his apartment building in Moscow — a brazen assassination claimed by Ukraine that brought the conflict once again to the streets of the Russian capital.
In a flourish typical of the marathon news conferences, he asked members of the audience to unfurl a banner presented to him by marines fighting in Kursk as he spoke about Ukraine. Moscow has sought to establish contacts with the rebels who ousted Assad to secure its diplomatic and military personnel in the country and try to extend the lease on its air and naval bases in the country.
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