Firing his shots at the West and Ukraine, the Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an exclusive interview with India Today , said that Russia did not start the Ukraine war. Rather, it was Ukraine, under the influence of the West, that involved Russia in the ongoing war. However, Russia will finish the war after achieving its goals.

The India Today anchors, Anjana Om Kashyap and Geeta Mohan, then asked Putin what would be considered a victory for him? They also referred to one of his old quotes that mentioned that the country would only submit arms if Ukraine removes troops from several territories claimed by Russia.

Answering this, Putin highlighted antagonisms between the two countries. He mentioned that Ukraine has harmed Russian interests by banning the Russian language in several t

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