Regarding Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, President Putin said in the midst of alleged struggles, "there is no doubt that the military will reach its goals."

On the 12th, President Putin visited the new space station "Vostochny", which is under construction in Amur Oblast in the Far East, and inspected the launch pad of the new rocket.



President Lukaschenko of Belarus, who has an alliance with Russia, was also invited to the site, and the two leaders have been holding talks since a while ago.



Prior to this, President Putin mentioned the situation in Ukraine, which continues to invade the military, in an event to coincide with Russia's anniversary called "Astronaut's Day", and while the struggle was reported, "The military achieves its goal. There is no doubt about it. "



"We had no other choice but to save the inhabitants of eastern Ukraine," he said, justifying the invasion and saying, "We are not going to be isolated, and it is not possible to isolate a great power like Russia in the world today. It is possible, "he said, showing a bullish stance despite the severe sanctions imposed by Europe and the United States.



In a meeting with President Lukaschenko, Putin is expected to explain the operational situation in Ukraine and confirm the unity to counter the West.

"Vostochnyy" to replace Baikonur Cosmodrome

Russia's Putin administration has positioned space development as one of the important national projects, and has been constructing a space base in Amur Oblast in the Far East as a new base for launching rockets and the like into space.



The space station is named "Bostochny" which means "east" in Russian, and the state-owned space development corporation "Roscosmos" announced in 2016 that it succeeded in launching a rocket equipped with an artificial satellite for the first time from this base. Did.



"Roscosmos" has announced a policy of launching a manned rocket in 2025, and intends to replace the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in Central Asia, which has been used since the Soviet era, as a base for space development.



April 12, when President Putin visits this space station, is the day when Gagarin, a former Soviet astronaut, succeeded in the first space flight of mankind in 1961, 61 years ago. It is celebrated as a special anniversary.



President Putin wants to raise the national prestige by appealing the significance of the new space station on the anniversary, as the struggle is reported in Ukraine, which continues to invade the military, and there are a series of voices calling for an anti-war in Russia. It seems that there is an aim.