“Pandora’s box” opened – Putin threatens to hit Kiev

Russian war of aggression

“Pandora’s box” opened – Putin threatens to hit Kiev

For the first time since the massive Ukrainian drone attacks began in Russia, Kremlin leader Putin spoke in an interview on Moscow state television. He predicts a sharp response from Moscow.

Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin after the massive Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries and logistics centers in Russia Kyiv threatened with a harsh response from Moscow. The Ukraine The attacks on Russia’s economy opened a “Pandora’s box” – a source of disaster – Putin said in his first interview with Moscow state television since the attacks began a few weeks ago. Kyiv has now let the “genie out of the bottle” itself.

“The countermeasures won’t be long in coming. You’ll get them,” he says to Kiev. Ultranationalist circles in Russia had recently called on Putin to take tougher action against Ukraine. Now he said: “The actions of the Russian army will be even more noticeable and destructive.” Ukraine provoked this reaction itself, claimed Putin, who himself began his war of aggression against the neighboring country four and a half years ago.

In recent weeks, Russia has used ballistic missiles against Ukraine more and more frequently – in the knowledge that the country hardly has any interceptor missiles to defend itself against. Putin described these strikes, in which more civilians were killed than in a long time, as appropriate and effective. They helped the Russian soldiers at the front to carry out their tasks, he claimed.

The Russian president said Western-backed Ukraine had failed in its 40-day plan to destroy the Russian economy. The unity of the Russian population was not destroyed either. At the same time, Putin again admitted that there was damage. However, this did nothing for Kiev to improve the situation on the battlefield.

Russia will now target even the most sensitive areas of the Ukrainian economy, which are already on the brink, Putin announced. For example, Kiev is dependent on the export of its agricultural products, which provide the budget with significant income. Ukraine is one of the world’s major grain exporters. Putin said that after a good harvest, Russia has great export potential and will serve the world market.

Putin said in the interview with Pavel Zarubin, who is considered his personal and court reporter, that Ukraine had recently made “exotic proposals” for a peace solution. The Kremlin chief rejected these ideas brought by intermediaries, without giving details. According to Putin, this is an attempt to avert a “catastrophic development” for Ukraine. A dialogue on a peace solution is only possible on the ground based on the situation on the front line, he said.