Putin warns after his victory of a conflict that will lead to World War III

Highlights: Putin warns after his victory of a conflict that will lead to World War III. Putin considers his victory a confirmation of the Russians’ confidence in his leadership. Putin confirmed for the first time that deceased Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was scheduled to be released in a prisoner exchange. He said that he had previously given his approval to exchange Navalny for Russian prisoners held by the West. Putin painted a picture of Russia that was “strengthened’ by his victory and would not allow it to be “intimidated” by its opponents.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of the outbreak of a widespread conflict between his country and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), considering that this would lead to a third world war, but he stressed that Russia “will not be intimidated by its opponents.”

Putin considers his victory a confirmation of the Russians’ confidence in his leadership and confirms that Russia will not be intimidated by its enemies (French)

Putin said in a press conference held in Moscow yesterday evening on the occasion of his landslide victory in the presidential elections, “A large-scale conflict with NATO cannot be ruled out, and anything is possible in the modern world. It is clear to everyone that this will be one step away from a large-scale third world war.” "Scope. It's unlikely that anyone would want that."

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Putin stated that many soldiers of NATO member states are already deployed in Ukraine.

“We already know that,” he said, adding that “French and English have already been heard on the battlefield, and this is not a good thing, especially for them, because they are dying there in large numbers.”

Putin stressed that his country supports “conducting peace negotiations with Ukraine if it is really serious about that, and if that is not because the enemy has run out of ammunition, and if they are really serious and want to build peaceful and good-neighborly relations between the two countries in the long term, and not temporarily stop rearmament for a period of time.” A year and a half or two years."

Putin warned that "Russia will need to think about the party with which it can conduct peace negotiations, and that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is not an option."

The Russian President did not rule out that his country would be forced to create a buffer zone in the areas controlled by Ukrainian forces, noting that the depth of that area would serve as an obstacle to destructive, long-range weapons that it would not be able to overcome, especially foreign ones.

Regarding French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal for a ceasefire during the Paris Olympics next summer, Putin said: “We are ready to consider any issues, but we will always start from the position of Russia’s interests and the situation in the area of the military operation, of course, and Russia is ready to consider this proposal.” It is certain that France can play a role in the peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.

Navalny's fate

Putin confirmed for the first time at the press conference that deceased Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was scheduled to be released in a prisoner exchange.

He said that he had previously given his approval to exchange Navalny for Russian prisoners held by the West.

He continued, "As for Navalny, he is no longer alive... This is unfortunately sad. It happened, but it happens. There is nothing you can do about it. This is life."

Until 2036

Putin considered that his victory in the presidential elections demonstrated the Russians' "confidence" in his leadership.

“We have many specific and important tasks to accomplish,” he said in a speech at his campaign headquarters in Moscow.

Putin, who was re-elected as president for a new term of 6 years, painted a picture of Russia that was “strengthened” by his victory and would not allow it to be “intimidated” by its opponents. Putin also thanked those who went to vote and “contributed to creating the necessary conditions for internal political consolidation,” promising that Russia would stand against all... Her opponents.

He said, "No matter how much they want to intimidate us, no matter how much they want to suppress us and suppress our will and awareness, no one has ever succeeded in anything like this historically. It has not succeeded and it will never succeed in the future."

Putin (71 years old), who will be able to run again after this new term to remain in power until 2036, welcomed in his speech the soldiers who are fighting in Ukraine and “risking their lives” to “protect the historical lands of Russia.”

The Russian President also confirmed that his forces have an advantage over Ukrainian forces on the front, and once again promised to "achieve" Moscow's goals.

Putin, who has been in power for nearly a quarter of a century, won more than 87% of the votes in the presidential elections after counting the votes in 80% of the ballot boxes, according to the Election Commission.

This is the best result he has achieved in an election. In the previous presidential election in 2018, he won 76.7% of the votes.

Source: Agencies