Putin called the Defense Ministry's statement on the response to Kiev's provocations extremely clear.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on May 9 that the Russian Defense Ministry's warning about a possible response to Kiev's attempts to disrupt Victory Day celebrations was extremely understandable.

"At the beginning, the Ministry of Defense issued a certain statement, it is well known that in the event of an attempt to disrupt our festive events, we will be forced to launch retaliatory strikes, massive missile strikes on the center of Kiev. What's not clear here?" he said at a press conference.

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