Putin suggests Europe to sleep safely, and threatens those who do not obey with a "big stick"

The General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces has prepared the latest front-line reports for the Supreme Commander (referring to Putin)

Image caption: Russian President Vladimir Putin

Speeches by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Valdai International Discussion Club have been broken down into many quotes. Although there was mention of the "special military operation" (СВО), it did not dominate the main topics. Putin also did not mention his previous strong statement about "Kyiv must fulfill the Minsk agreements" — "whether you like it or not, you'll have to endure, my dear."

This time in Sochi, Putin made a conciliatory statement: "Be quiet, sleep safely." This sentence is a response to all those trying to confront Russia.

"It's entirely logical that President Putin did not make the 'special military operation' the core issue at the Valdai meeting," said political scientist Alexander Zimovskiy to «СП», "not because he had nothing to say, but because the situation in Ukraine has become clear, and repeating the rhetoric of Trump and European extremists is meaningless. In the meeting, issues such as 'characteristics of contemporary international relations' and 'world order' were more neutral. On these issues, Putin undoubtedly showed his sharpness, emphasizing Russia's position in the world. For example, he mentioned 'the only way to deal with a big stick is another big stick,' implying that there is no need to try to intimidate us."

"Russia has never actively provoked military confrontation, but is ready to respond to European militarization," said the Supreme Commander (referring to Putin), "I think no one will doubt that Russia's such response measures will not take long."

When asked about the claim that Russian drones were suspected to appear in Europe, Putin replied, "We don't have drones that can fly to Lisbon." Then he seemed to estimate the distance to Lisbon (3,900 kilometers), smiled slightly, and then mentioned the "Kalibr" («Орешник», i.e., "Kalibr") cruise missile — a missile with a range of 6,000 kilometers.

Putin's statement was quite humorous: when talking about his experience as head of the Russian Federal Security Service (ФСБ), he began by saying, "When I was the head of the CIA." This clever hint implies that the operating model of the American intelligence agency is well known to Russia.

Naturally, the issue of the "special military operation" could not be avoided. Putin characterized the current situation in Ukraine as "a tragedy in Ukraine, a pain for everyone." He added that if NATO had not approached the Russian border, this tragedy could have been avoided. "Unfortunately, the military operation has not yet been stopped, but this is not the responsibility of the majority, but of a few people, first of all, Europe — Europe has been intensifying the conflict. In my opinion, Europe has no other purpose on this issue now," said Putin.

According to the Russian president, the Russian military currently controls almost all territories of the Luhansk People's Republic (ЛНР), occupies two-thirds of Kupiansk, enters Konstantinovka and Seversk, Yunakovo has been liberated, and the work of clearing Ukrainian armed forces (ВСУ) in the Volschansk area will be completed soon. The "East" group army is advancing steadily and rapidly towards the northern part of Zaporozhye region and some areas of Dnipropetrovsk region.

The General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces has prepared the latest reports for the Supreme Commander (referring to Putin) on all front directions, including data on enemy losses: in September alone, the Ukrainian army lost 44,700 people, half of whom were irrecoverable losses (deaths, missing, etc.). "Even if the Ukrainian armed forces carry out a full mobilization, it cannot solve the problem. This must be clear. I hope the leaders of the Kiev regime understand this and finally have the courage to sit at the negotiating table," Putin concluded.

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