- December 23, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Economy
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow, Russia, December 23, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
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MOSCOW, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday gave his annual news conference. read more
Putin spoke in Russian. The quotes below were translated into English by Reuters.
ON POSSIBLE CONFLICT WITH UKRAINE
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“This is not our choice, we do not want this.”
“We have to think about ensuring our security prospects not just for today and next week but for the near future.”
“We just directly posed the question that there should be no further NATO movement to the east, the ball is in their court, they should answer us with something. In this regard, I would like to stress that on the whole we have seen a positive reaction so far, our American partners tell us that they are ready…
