Putin reports in a television message that Russia has “decided to launch a special military operation”

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  • Russia acts against “the threat posed” by the Kiev Government and affirms that “they have crossed a red line”

“I have made the decision to carry out a special military operation” in Donbas,” Putin said. in his televised speech, which took place shortly before 6 a.m. in Moscow, at the same time that another Security Council meeting on Ukraine was taking place in New York.

Putin has assured that the “target & rdquor; of the military action “will be to defend the people who have been suffering persecution and genocide for eight years by the Kiev regime. We will seek the demilitarization and ‘denazification’ of Ukraine, and we will bring to justice those who have committed multiple bloody crimes against civilians, including citizens of the Russian Federation & rdquor ;, he has said. “Our plans do not include occupying territory of Ukraine & rdquor ;.

In the message Putin has also issued a threat. “Anyone who tries to interfere, or even create threats to our country and our people, should know that Russia’s response will be immediate and will lead to consequences they have never experienced before. before in history & rdquor ;, he declared. “We are ready for anything that happens & rdquor;

Explosions in Kiev

Several explosions have shaken Ukraine in different cities, among which are the capital, Kiev, after Putin’s announcement. According to the Unian news agency, at least four explosions have been reported in Kramatorsk, a powerful explosion in the Odessa region, as well as in Kharkov and Berdyansk. The explosions have also been heard in the capital, Kiev, by residents of the Pozniaky and Troieschyna neighborhoods. Meanwhile, explosions and shootings have been reported near Boryspil airport.

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, reported this morning of Russian attacks against the infrastructure of the country’s Armed Forces. “Russia has launched attacks against our military infrastructure and border guards,” Zelensky said in a video posted on his Telegram account. President has imposed martial law throughout the country after the start of the Russian military operation, and called on Ukrainians this morning to remain calm and stay at home.

Biden accuses Putin of an unjustified and premeditated attack

The president of United States, Joe Biden accused Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of launching an “unprovoked and unjustified” attack against Ukraine and of betting on a “premeditated war” that will cause “catastrophic” losses.. “Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its allies and partners will respond in a united and determined manner. The world will hold Russia accountable,” Biden said in a brief statement.

He explained that he will follow the situation from the White House overnight and that on Thursday morning he will meet with his G7 counterparts before addressing the Americans to “announce further consequences” against Russia for “this unnecessary act of aggression against Ukraine and global peace and security”. “We will also coordinate with our NATO allies to ensure a strong response and unity that will deter any aggression against the Alliance,” the US president added.

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The UN Security Council meeting has also been the scene of messages from many countries that support the US position and ask Moscow to stop military operations on Ukrainian territory. The Ukrainian ambassador has verbally confronted the Russian representative, assuring that Putin “has declared war on my country”, has spoken before the international body considering that it “has the responsibility to stop the war”, and has ended his speech addressing again directly to the Russian ambassador, saying “there is no purgatory for war criminals. They go straight to hell.”

For his part, Moscow’s representative to the United Nations, Vasili Nebenzia, justified the decision to intervene in Ukraine by the alleged “provocations” of Kiev and the situation of the population of Donbas and stressed that he is not looking for an “occupation” of the neighboring country. He stressed that the objective of this “special operation” is “to protect people who have been suffering genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years” and to “demilitarize” Ukraine.



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