« Our actions will depend not on the negotiations, it will depend on the unconditional security of Russia, » Putin said at his annual Q&A press conference.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has refused to rule out an invasion of Ukraine, stressing he will accept nothing less than « the unconditional security of Russia » in upcoming talks with the U.S. and NATO. During his annual Q&A press conference on Thursday in Moscow, Putin appeared frustrated by a question from Sky News asking if he would rule out an invasion of Ukraine.
