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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, December 19 (Xinhua) – Russia is ready to immediately cease hostilities if Moscow's conditions for security guarantees are met. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated this on Friday during a direct line-up and press conference.
"We are ready to cease these military actions immediately, while ensuring Russia's security in the medium and long term," Vladimir Putin emphasized.
The Russian President stated that Western politicians continue to escalate tensions by talking about preparing for war with Russia. "Western politicians created the current situation with their own hands and continue to escalate tensions, constantly talking about preparing for war with Russia," he said.
The Russian leader noted that there would be no new special military operations if the West respected Russia. "You said there would be new special military operations? There won't be any operations if you respect us. You'll respect our interests just as we've always tried to respect yours," Putin added.
According to him, Russia was promised that NATO would not expand eastward, but Russia's security interests were ignored. "They said NATO would not move eastward even one inch—that's a direct quote. So what? As they say, they screwed us over, they disregarded our security interests," Putin said.
At the same time, the president indicated that Russia is ready to work with Great Britain, Europe, and the United States, but on an equal footing, with respect for each other. –0–
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