Berlin, Moscow On Monday, February 21, in a speech to the people, Vladimir Putin explained his reasons for invading Ukraine and recognizing the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics. In many places the statements are not true. Rather, Putin fabricates reasons for a breach of international law. We document the speech at this point as a document of contemporary history in the translation from the Russian.
Dear citizens of Russia! Dear friend!
The topic of my speech is the events in Ukraine and why they are so important for us, for Russia. My speech is of course also aimed at our compatriots in Ukraine.
I will have to express myself at length and in detail. The problem is very serious.
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