Vladimir Putin makes extraordinary claim: ‘I didn’t start the war in Ukraine’

Vladimir Putin claimed the West is responsible for the Ukraine conflict, asserting that Ukraine initiated hostilities in 2014 against the Donbas region. He stated that he is doing his utmost to end the war while denying plans to strike Ukrainian President Zelensky, a decision he allegedly made despite military pressure, according to ally Alexander Lukashenko.

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