NATO Specialists Presence in Ukraine Triggered Russia's Military Operation - Kremlin

NATO specialists entering Ukraine served as a trigger for Russia's special military operation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Russia’s goal is to stop war unleashed by Ukraine in 2014, says Putin

Moscow did not start a war in 2022 but its goal is to stop the war that Ukraine unleashed in 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Tucker Carlson published on the US journalist’s website.

Putin explained the need for Russia to defend Crimea and Donbass

Russia could not help but come to the defense of the population of Crimea, and then Donbass and Novorossia. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this on November 3.

Revelations by Kiev officials, Merkel, Hollande should be brought to tribunal — speaker - SANA

Statements by top Ukrainian officials, former German chancellor Angela Merkel and ex-president of France Francois Hollande who admitted that the Minsk accords were meant to buy Kiev time to beef up its defenses should work as evidence for an international tribunal to prosecute them, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Wednesday.

Germany, France Should Pay Compensations To People Of Donbas - Russian State Duma Speaker

 Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Saturday that Germany and France should pay compensations to the residents of Donbas.

Putin Says Merkels Words About Minsk Agreements Unexpected, Disappointing

 Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the statement of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the Minsk agreements had been concluded only to give Ukraine time to prepare for war with Russia were unexpected and disappointing for him.

Merkel’s confession about Minsk Agreements a solid bid for a tribunal — Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman

 The confession made by German ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel’s in her interview for Die Zeit that the Minsk Agreements were signed in order to buy time for Ukraine to prepare for a military standoff with Russia could be used for an investigation in a tribunal, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday.