Russians Security Is Non-Negotiable: Putin
Moscow, Feb 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia’s interests and security are non-negotiable. Putin made these statements through a video address, hours after US President Joe Biden warned of “the beginning of a Russian invasion” amid reports of more Russian troops being moved closer towards Ukraine’s borders, BBC reported. Putin said that Russia was always “open for direct and honest dialogue”, but he had full confidence in the country’s military.
US and its western allies have announced a range of sanctions on Russian interests as the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine rises. Earlier Putin had recognised the independence of the so-called people’s republics of Luhansk and Donetsk, ordering Russian troops into the areas and tearing up a peace accord with Ukraine, leading to French foreign minister and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken cancelling the planned meetings with Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov.
