Putin: The West hoped to "take something away" from Russia

Western states hoped to "take something away" from Russia, hoping that the country would collapse in 2022. This was announced on May 9 by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"Everyone was hoping to take something away from Russia. <...> Why did Finland join NATO? Did we have any territorial disputes with Finland? No. Everything was decided a long time ago, nothing is needed. And the Finnish leadership understood this perfectly well. Why did they join NATO? And in the hope that everything will collapse here, they are right there: snap, snap," the Russian president said during a press conference in the Kremlin.

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