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โ€œWest Was Preparing For Invasion Of Russia, Chinaโ€: Vladimir Putin On Victory Day

Troops and volunteers fighting in the eastern Ukrainian Donbass region were defending their โ€˜motherlandโ€™, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.

The Russian premier made the remarks while addressing thousands of troops gathered in Moscowโ€™s Red Square for the annual Victory Day parade, marking the anniversary of the Soviet Unionโ€™s victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. โ€œYou are fighting for your Motherland, its future,โ€ Putin said. 

โ€œThe death of every soldier and officer is painful for us. The state will do everything to take care of these families,โ€ Vladimir Putin said. 

The action of his countryโ€™s forces in Ukraine was a timely and necessary response to Western policies, he said, adding that the military intervention in Ukraine had been necessary because the West was โ€œpreparing for the invasion of our land, including Crimeaโ€.

Russia is facing โ€˜absolutely unacceptable threatโ€™ in Ukraine and that everything must be done to avoid the โ€˜horror of global warโ€™, Putin stressed. He also Russiaโ€™s action in the east European nation to the Soviet fighting in World War II. 

Russia began its invasion, in the guise of โ€˜special military operationโ€™, on its pro-Western neighbour on February 24  

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