Foreign media: Steve Rosenberg asked Putin about Russia's future in an interview, including whether Russia will continue to restrict freedom of speech, strengthen the crackdown on domestic and foreign "enemies," increase the frequency of internet outages, and whether it will launch new "special military operations."
Putin responded that Russia's "foreign agents" law was not the first, and Western countries also have similar laws. He also said that if the West respects Russia's interests, Russia will not launch a new military operation.
Putin emphasized that the West has long been disrespectful and deceptive towards Russia, even deceiving it on the issue of NATO expansion. He finally stated that Russia is willing to immediately cease hostilities, provided that medium- and long-term security is ensured, but European leaders remain skeptical of Russia's intentions.
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