Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that he “had no choice” but to attack Ukraine to defend Russia from security threats.
“It must be clear: the things that are happening are a forced measure,” he noted at a meeting with businessmen in the Kremlin.
“They just left us no choice,” he added after remaining silent all day after ordering a “special military operation” in Ukraine.
The president, who ordered the attack around 06:00 local time on Thursday, said that the security risks that have been generated for the country made him make this decision.
“The risks in the security sphere are such that it was impossible to respond with other means,” he argued in reference to the refusal of the US and NATO to grant Russia binding security guarantees in which they would commit not to expand the Atlantic Alliance further east; that is, not to include Ukraine and not to place offensive weapons near Russian borders.
“To be honest, I am even surprised that we have not advanced one millimeter in any matter” of those that concern Russia, Putin said.
“I repeat: it is a measure that we have been forced to take, because they (in the West) could create such risks for us that it is not clear how our country could continue to exist”, he stressed.
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Source: Gestion
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