Putin spoke about the West's recognition of the true purpose of the Minsk agreements

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on June 12 that the West had recognized that the Minsk agreements had been signed in order to give Kiev time to rearm and prepare for military action. All the details are in the Izvestia article.

Western confessions years later

"It turned out that they came to Minsk, signed the so—called agreements in Minsk, and then, six months ago or so, they publicly admitted that they had done it specifically to give the Kiev regime the opportunity to rearm and start fighting," Putin said at a meeting with military personnel participating in a special military operation.. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.

The former leaders of Germany and France confirmed the plan for the Minsk agreements

During the meeting, Putin noted that the relevant statements were made directly, including from the former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany and the former President of France.