08:28Kyrgyzstan: 'You cannot trust anyone, you can only trust me' - Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a press conference following the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) summit in Bishkek on Friday.
Speaking during the conference, a journalist asked a question about the uniforms of the Russian military and mobilised soldiers.
"You said that the problems are being solved or have already been solved, but nevertheless the flow of reports from fighters from the front lines has not stopped. Who should we trust?" she asked.
The head of state replied quoting the Soviet movie 'Seventeen Moments of Spring‘, saying „You cannot trust anyone, you can only trust me".
Putin added „We work with the Defence Ministry on a regular basis, I discuss these issues with them almost every day. I must say that there have indeed been problems, judging by what you are saying, there must still be problems. Although I am assured that they are becoming smaller and smaller in volume and are no longer as acute as they were at the beginning of this process, especially related to mobilisation.“
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements.
Russian troops were sent in, allegedly to defend citizens from attacks by Kiev, as well as to ‘demilitarise’ and 'denazify’ the region. Moscow also urged Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and guarantee that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the action as an invasion, denying allegations of tolerating Nazi organisations. President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
08:28Russian President Vladimir Putin held a press conference following the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) summit in Bishkek on Friday.
Speaking during the conference, a journalist asked a question about the uniforms of the Russian military and mobilised soldiers.
"You said that the problems are being solved or have already been solved, but nevertheless the flow of reports from fighters from the front lines has not stopped. Who should we trust?" she asked.
The head of state replied quoting the Soviet movie 'Seventeen Moments of Spring‘, saying „You cannot trust anyone, you can only trust me".
Putin added „We work with the Defence Ministry on a regular basis, I discuss these issues with them almost every day. I must say that there have indeed been problems, judging by what you are saying, there must still be problems. Although I am assured that they are becoming smaller and smaller in volume and are no longer as acute as they were at the beginning of this process, especially related to mobilisation.“
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements.
Russian troops were sent in, allegedly to defend citizens from attacks by Kiev, as well as to ‘demilitarise’ and 'denazify’ the region. Moscow also urged Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and guarantee that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the action as an invasion, denying allegations of tolerating Nazi organisations. President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.