Putin: what is happening in the Ukrainian direction is a matter of life and death for Russia. “For them (the West) this is an improvement in their tactical position, but for us it is fate,” he said.
Earlier, Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev emphasized that Western countries failed to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia at the hands of the Ukrainians. The Russian President said that he was not sure if the interview with Tucker Carlson was successful or not.