Putin says it is inadmissible to use Ukraine as a hostile bridgehead

Russia has nothing against the preservation of Ukrainian statehood, but the territory of Ukraine should not be used as a hostile bridgehead for the Russian Federation. Russian leader Vladimir Putin said this on 24 February.

"We have nothing against this (preservation of Ukrainian statehood - Ed.) either. Although, of course, we would like this territory not to be used as a springboard for attacks on the Russian Federation, not to be used as a bridgehead hostile to us," he said.

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