The Russian President made the comments during a televised address to the nation on Tuesday
Vladimir Putin has claimed that Ukraine 'started the war' and Russia had to 'end it' in a speech railing against the West.
This year’s address comes days before the war’s first anniversary on Friday. Before the speech, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian leader would focus on the “special military operation” in Ukraine, as Moscow calls it, and Russia’s economy and social issues. Citing another justification he has used for the war, Mr Putin claimed his forces are protecting civilians in regions of Ukraine that Moscow has since illegally annexed. “We are defending people’s lives, our home,” he said. “And the West is striving for an unlimited domination.”
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