Conflict in Ukraine: Vladimir Putin continues to warn the West

Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting of his Security Council, Monday February 21, 2022 (illustration image).

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Vladimir Putin received for three hours, yesterday, Saturday March 5, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who offered to mediate.

One more diplomatic channel to try to start a de-escalation and this while, on the American side, it was recently suspected that the Kremlin could take the massive economic sanctions decided in the West for a “declaration of war”.

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With our correspondent in New York,

Carrie Nooten

Although Vladimir Putin received the Israeli Prime Minister for three hours, the Russian president's recent remarks are still far from starting a de-escalation.

For the past few days, secret service agents have been warning Joe Biden and the American general staff: Vladimir Putin, cornered by the avalanche of sanctions, could go further than his original plan of invasion of Ukraine.

Indiscretions confirmed

These indiscretions of the

Situation Room

, the crisis room of the White House, told by the

New York Times

, were confirmed, Saturday, March 5, by the master of the Kremlin in person.

The Russian president, during a meeting on the occasion of Women's Day, clearly affirmed that these sanctions put in place are for him akin to a " 

declaration of war

 ".

Hot and cold

While blowing hot and cold, since he added: “ 

But thank God, we haven’t come to that yet 

”.

Vladimir Putin, however, warned the West against the temptation to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine.

This is a measure that Kiev insistently demands.

However, for the moment, NATO refuses to consider it, so as not to find itself drawn into a direct confrontation with Russia. 

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To read also: War in Ukraine: the Israeli Prime Minister in Moscow to launch mediation

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