Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a press conference that the Ukrainian army's reversal offensive was "let's see how it ends. The main goal of our operation is the liberation of the eastern Donbass region." I reiterated my thoughts.

In Samarkand, Central Asia, Uzbekistan, the summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a framework led by China and Russia, was held until the 16th, with the participation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. .



Of these, President Putin stated at the plenary session of the Summit that "the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is the world's largest regional framework, and its role in solving international problems is growing." He emphasized his intention to expand the power of the cooperation organizations.



After the plenary session, Putin gathered some media and said, "For decades, the West has cultivated the idea of ​​​​destroying Russia. To do that, the West has used Ukraine. In order to prevent this, a special military operation was launched," he said, justifying the military invasion repeatedly.



"Ukraine has announced that it will launch an active counteroffensive operation, but let's see how it ends. The main goal of the special military operation is the liberation of the eastern Donbass region. We are not in a hurry, There will be no change in essence," he reiterated his intention to continue the invasion.



Regarding the deadlock in ceasefire negotiations with Ukraine, he said, "I don't know what Ukraine is trying to do because they change their positions almost every day."



On top of that, regarding the possibility of a meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky, he said, "They are refusing. The first condition is that they agree, but they don't want it." Expanded.



In addition, President Putin unilaterally accused Ukraine of attempted acts of terrorism against not only the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which is under the control of the Russian military, but also nuclear facilities on Russian territory and their surroundings.