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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an event at a stadium in Moscow on the eighth anniversary of his country's annexation of Crimea.
Speaking at the event, where tens of thousands of people carrying Russian flags filled the stadium, Putin said: "We know what we have to do. We know how to do it and we also know what price we have to pay. We will definitely carry out all our plans," he said.
The Russian leader spoke on the stage with the emphasis on the letter ‘Z’, a symbol that identifies with the operation in Ukraine, which says ‘for a world without fascism’, ‘for Russia’.
Putin, who said that the operation in Ukraine shows that Russia is a union, said: "They are helping each other shoulder to shoulder, they are supporting each other. They protect each other from bullets like brothers when they have to. We haven't been in such a union for a long time," he said.
Noting that the day the Ukrainian operation began coincided with the birthday of Russian Admiral Fyodor Ushakov, who had no defeats in even one battle during his military career, Putin said: "Admiral Fyodor Ushakov, who has not lost a single battle in his life, said so. All these storms will add glory to the glory of Russia. As then, it will add glory to Russia's glory both now and in the future,"he concluded his speech with the words.
Putin's speech was interrupted for a while on the state television broadcast. At this time, pre-recorded images entered the screen. Soon the Russian leader began to speak again. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitriy Peskov announced that Putin's speech was interrupted due to a technical malfunction.
Putin met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the phone. Scholz called on Putin for an urgent ceasefire in Ukraine. It was noted that Putin told Scholz that the Ukrainian side was slowing down the peace process by making unrealistic demands.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, on the other hand, said that the sanctions would strengthen his country. Lavrov denied a report in the German newspaper Bild that his plane was turned around halfway on its way to China.
