Putin: We want to stop the war the West has directed against us

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave an interview to the Indian press while in India for an official visit.Drawing attention to the developing relations between India and Russia,Vladimir Putin stated, "Cooperation between Russia and India in the energy sectorcontinues independently of developments in Ukraine or external factors."India is one of Russia's

key partners in thedefense sector.reliable partnersone of the. Both between the countriesthere are many future-orientedareas of comprehensivecooperation, such as artificial intelligence. Russian and Indian companies, the Ukraine conflict had previously establishedstrong commercial relations. With India, 77 years ago, it cannot be discussedas it was before. India is no longer a British colony, it is agreat power," he said.

Putin noted that Indiais still continuing toimport oil from themstating that, "I cannot give you exact figures right now, but the trade of oil and oil products and the production of Russian petroleum products in India are proceeding at a completely normalpace," he said.

"The USIS CONTINUING TO PURCHASE NUCLEAR FUEL"TING"

Pointing out that the US also continues to purchase oil from them, Putin said, "I would like to point out that the US continues to buy nuclear fuel from us for its nuclear power plants.If the US has the right to buy fuel from us, why shouldn't India?"

Recently, for the end of the warin Ukraine,US PresiPresident Donald Trump's effortsdrawing attention to, Putin said, "Trump'sdesire for this war to end quickly,even if for humanitarianreasons, is something I have nodoubt about." I have no doubt. Because he has repeatedly stated that losses must be kept to a minimum," he said.

For the war to end, another reason for Trump's efforts is also economic necessityhas been going on for yearspointing out that Putin noted, "There are also economic reasons. This could cover energy andother areas as well. Restoring economic relations between the US and Russia ispossible inmanyareas, and this would be beneficial for both countries," he said.

Stating that US companies are also waiting for the war to end and want to returnto the Russian market, Putin said, "I would like to convey to you the messages that US companies have sentto us.They are waiting for the problem to be resolved in order to return.This is a fact," he stated.

"THE WEST'S BAWE WANTTO STOPTHE WAR WEWEWANT"

He claimed that Western countriesprovoked Ukraine to start a wardirected at them,and that Russia's decisions regarding the Crimea and Donbasregions werearguing that this is thereason forthe situation, Putin claimed, "As Russia, we want to stop the war that the West has directed against us by using Ukraineto wage against us."

Also claiming that Ukraineposes a threatto them, Putin added, "Including Ukraine, every country has the right to choose its own defense methods and ensure its own security. We do not deny Ukraine this right. However, it is unacceptable if this is done against Russia. Ukraine thinks that joining NATO provides it with benefits. But we say that this threatens our security. Let's say Ukraine's security issecuritywithout them threatening us," he said.

Stating that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was elected withthe promise of ending the conflictin Donbas,Zelenskyy said,"When I came to powerpledged to strive for peace at any cost.However, he is currently acting like his predecessor (Petro Poroshenko) andis prioritizing the interests of a narrow nationalist group,especially those of radical nationalists,above the interests of thepeople, using these expressions to claim that Zelensky is pursuing Neo-Nazi policies.defended the idea.

Emphasizing that the Russian army will continue its operations in Ukraine until its goals are achieved, Putin also stressed that NATO must withdraw to the borders established in the 1990s, and that this is ahe said.