President Vladimir Putin said Friday Russia would not attack other countries on the condition it was treated “with respect”, dismissing concerns that Moscow poses a security threat to NATO’s eastern flank states.
“You said: Will there be new special military operations? There will be no operations if you treat us with respect, if you observe our interests, just as we have constantly tried to observe yours,” Putin said during his televised annual press conference.
“Special military operation” is the term Putin uses for Russia’s offensive in Ukraine.
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