Putin: „Teritoriile din vestul Ucrainei au fost dăruite Kievului de către Stalin. Ce a aparținut României, Poloniei și Ungariei va fi înapoiat”

Vladimir Putin addressed the Navy Day ceremony in St. Petersburg, reiterating claims about Ukraine's territorial history and justifying Russia's military actions. He stated that Ukraine, with Western support, is attacking Russia, and emphasized that the war was not initiated by Russia. Putin mentioned that territories in western Ukraine were historically given to it by Stalin and suggested they would eventually return to Poland, Hungary, and Romania. He also commented on the seizure of Russian ships by the UK and France, and expressed a desire for cooperation in the Arctic, while asserting that Russia would ultimately prevail in the conflict with Ukraine.