While Russian troops surround the Ukrainian capital and the West considers sanctions to isolate Russia, Vladimir Putin is now targeting other countries: Finland and Sweden.

Russian Foreign Spokesperson Maria Zajarova told a press conference

that "All OSCE participating States in their national capacity, including Finland and Sweden, reaffirmed the principle that the security of some States should not be built at the expense of the security of other countries. It is clear that the

accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO

, which is mainly a military bloc, would have serious military and political consequences that would require our country to take reciprocal measures".

In a new televised appearance, the Russian president described the Zelensky government as a "gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis that has settled in Kiev and has taken the entire Ukrainian people hostage."

What's more,

Vladimir Putin called on the Ukrainian armed forces to seize power in his country

a day after Moscow launched an invasion of Ukraine.



"Once again I appeal to the military personnel of the Ukrainian armed forces:

do not allow Ukrainian neo-Nazis and radical nationalists to use their children, wives and elderly as human shields

," Putin told a televised meeting of the Security Council. From Russia.

Ukraine wants peace and is ready to hold talks with Russia, including the adoption of a neutral status with respect to NATO,

an adviser to Ukraine's presidential office Mikhailo Podoliak said.

Zelenski has proposed to Putin to sit down at the negotiating table

to avoid the death of people.

"The Russian invasion of Ukraine is not just an invasion, it is the beginning of a war against Europe," the Ukrainian leader said.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that Moscow would be willing to hold talks with Kiev, but only once Ukraine's military had laid down its arms.

He also said that Russia does not want "neo-Nazis" to rule Ukraine.

Russia is invading Ukraine because it wants the Ukrainian people to be independent and to have the possibility to freely define their destiny, Lavrov said.

The minister insisted that the Ukrainian president was lying when he said that he was willing to discuss Ukraine's neutral status.

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