Thursday13 February 2025
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Putin claimed that if Ukraine had "withdrawn from the DNR and LNR, there would be no war."

According to him, it was the West that persuaded Kyiv to continue the war.
Путин заявил, что если бы Украина «ушла из ДНР и ЛНР, войны бы не было».

Putin claimed that he supposedly suggested to Kyiv to "leave" the so-called "DPR-LPR," and then, according to the Russian dictator, there would have been no full-scale war.

"The negotiations actually began immediately after the start of the special military operation. Initially, we told the then Ukrainian leadership: the people in the 'LPR' and 'DPR' do not want to be part of Ukraine. Leave, and that will be the end of it. No combat actions, no war," Putin said to the host of the program "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" on the channel "Russia 1," Pavel Zarubin.

However, he claims, "Moscow received signals from Kyiv in 2022 that they would fight to the last Ukrainian," Putin stated.

According to him, it was the West that persuaded Kyiv to continue the war. "They can't exist; they won't last a month if the money stops and, in a broad sense, the ammunition. Everything will end in a month, a month and a half, two. In this sense, Ukraine's sovereignty is almost non-existent," Putin said.

Background. Recall that regarding the negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv, Putin again stated that Zelensky is not illegitimate.

"You can negotiate with anyone, but due to his illegitimacy, Zelensky has no right to sign anything. If he wants to participate in the negotiations, I will designate people who will conduct these negotiations, please," Putin said.

At the same time, just a few days ago, Putin stated that if Trump were president instead of Biden, the war would not have started. The Kremlin dwarf expressed a strong desire to meet with Trump.