Putin: Russian forces are advancing across Ukraine

The Russian president said today that Russian forces are improving their positions daily along the front in Ukraine and that the advance is progressing according to plan. Russia has pushed back Ukrainian forces at key points along the front line in recent months, despite hundreds of billions of dollars in aid from the United States and its allies. Putin, meeting in the Kremlin with Defense Minister Andrei Belausov, Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu and top generals, said the military's work was “developing according to the plan” approved by the General Staff. “The more effectively you work on the front lines, the more chances we have to resolve this issue peacefully,” Putin told the generals. “That's what we've always aimed for and that's what I've always talked about.” Putin thanked Shoigu for his previous work as defense minister. He said that “a lot of things were not clear before the start of hostilities” and that […]
Source: News Beast

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