President Vladimir Putin has said Russia’s military action in Ukraine was “unavoidable” and pledged that its goals in the conflict will be achieved.
His comments on Tuesday came after he flew into Russia’s far east Amur region where he met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. The visit marked Putin’s first known trip outside Moscow since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, sending tens of thousands of troops into the neighbouring country.
Putin and Lukashenko visited the Vostochny Cosmodrome to mark Russia’s annual Cosmonautics Day, commemorating the first crewed space flight made in 1961 by the Russian Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari reports from Moscow.
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If I was Russian I would believe exactly what Putin said the old Superpower had no choice but to destroy the Ukraine I wouldn’t want anyone like the Ukraine on my border a hostile Country wanting to be a western part and hated for Russian 🇷🇺🇷🇺
Ukraine will soon become an ancestor. R.I.P Ukraine. Uraaaa
ukraine will be wiped out
One man that cause so many deaths this year.
There is no doubt all informed people know America is fundamentally responsible for this situation.
russias cause is noble in the ukraine fighting american installed armed and prepared puppets is always good
@Damjan M china lol
Russia is the hope to the world. Good luck Russia.👍👌❤
Hhhhhh hope the Russian federation doesn’t collapse as the Soviet union .
My comment deleted…. I say again… Was genocide unavoidable?
In Iraq?
In Libya ? In Iraq ? In Vietnam ? In Syria ? Where are you talking about sweetheart ?
Watch Petter Lancaster… English guy journalist on the front line…
thank you Russia for standing up for the rest of World. We are tired of the West oppression. They always have their way out of anything around the globe.
This idiot is a murdering moron, he’s the devil
Similarly Sweden and Finland now have no choice but to join NATO
Yup only win this war is Russian choice. If not. It will be disaster for them
No war was option 2 he had choices he chose to kill
Jesus… Such delusion
Stop the WAR. There is nothing courageous about raping and bombing civilians. Putin is a war criminal.
Interesting that he’s not even talking about NATO here. Ukraine itself was the threat to Russia, according to Putin.
baby killers putins cowerds cant beat the soldiers
Bahahahahahahaha no other choice? Lol this old man is wild. Putin still acts like a 9 year old boy!!! Lying and killing woman and kids are sick! Because you was so weak and could not take Ukraine out, you kill everyone? Sick F!
@White_ Coyote5.0 we lost a lot. The Taliban have Afghanistan something we didn’t want which is why we stayed there for over 20 years until we found out we weren’t strong enough to do that. Same thing happened in Somalia and is happening in Iraq.
@Against Viral Information not strong enough? 😂😂😂 okay.
@Against Viral Information 😂
@White_ Coyote5.0 lol🤷🏽♂️
Even if Russia took a peaceful path i.e not going to war with Ukraine. That will greatly impact Russia in years to come. Who knows what might have happen. Russia’s security will be greatly undermine once Ukraine joints NATO. The West will always be an enemy of Russia even with or without Putin as the president. Russia don’t have much of a choice it’s now or never.
Russia could have let Ukraine make its own, independent decisions. But the Russian ego simply couldn’t handle that. Not in 2014, not now.
How on Earth can you even host this guys lies ? AL JAZEERA ill un sub if you quit carrying the war on ukraine and show trash PUTIN HITLER like this again.
It’s called showing both sides in a war
This criminal liar needs to go to jail. This criminal sent his troops to Donbas then he tries to steal this land from Ukraine and now lie and lie and reporters report these lies. Reporters should ask him about his raping and killing of ukranian children.
Be strong for your victory for Russian. Huraaa. .
What if a country dropped a nuke at Moscow
dear putin you put one nuke in USA after The world peace..
Do not forget his phrase: “We will go to heaven, and you all just die!” So you better stay away from us. We didn’t come to you, but you came to us! Yankees, go home!!!
Who, specifically, is the Yankee here? I can see it being the Russians or the United States.
hey you very beautiful
since russia withdrawn after russia destroy donbass region i bet the war will end and claim that russia’s victory successfully liberated the donbass region
even though we know for sure they have not won but clearly loses the war they have started in disguised as winning
The real brave guys who can’t stop on the west’s double standards and propaganda. Long live Putin and his puppet.
we will destroy you, wait! After Ukraine, we will attack Israel наше цель после Украины 🇧🇾🇨🇳🇪🇬🇮🇷🇵🇸🇰🇵🇰🇿🇵🇰🇹🇷🇹🇯🇸🇾🇶🇦🇷🇺🇺🇿 🇰🇬end Central Asia, HAMAS, Russia , Chechen GOOOOOOOO!
Conquer the Ukraine. Make Ukraine one of the new Soviet Union. I believe president Biden is going to have a bad election time at the end of the year. Poor old man.
The wicked man runs away, although no one is chasing him,
but the righteous one feels like a lion.
@G CBlessed is the man who has placed his hope in Yahweh
and does not join the presumptuous people
or those who follow the path of lies.
🎯💪🏿🇸🇰🇸🇮🇷🇺✊🏿🤍💙💯🙏🏿❤️🙏🏿💯💙🤍✊🏿🇷🇺🇸🇮🇸🇰💪🏿🎯THERE HE GO THATS THE MAN RIGHT THERE THIS THE MAN THE WORLD ADMIRES VLADIMIR PUTIN 🎯💪🏿 THE WORLD STANDS IN FULLY SUPPORT OF RUSSIA FEDERATION 🇷🇺❤️💙🤍✊🏿 GLORY 2 RUSSIA FEDERATION PREVAIL VOTE 4 VLADIMIR PUTIN
He is stating facts, Putin has done all it takes not to go for war, after trying diplomacy so long before war and after objecting to expansion of NATO and other motivated policies of US…
LOL “alternative” facts.
What “diplomacy” did he try, exactly? When he invaded Crimea? Or Georgia?
Tell me when Russia tried to get UN to come to Donbass so see first-hand all these allegations?
Wish victory to Russia from 🇮🇳
I think, Greed free non – violent mentality is essential for World Peace today. I wish everyone well.
They should make good use of this rocket and go to space for good
The Boss.
Lies from the dictator killer Putin
Just keep poking the bear.
Russia Israel ane USA always did only true thinks ☺️
This is so stupid. Now he has two strong countries joining NATO, something they weren’t looking for. And mind you that Sweden and Finland are no picnic. And now all NATO countries are biffing up their defenses, and I bet Ukraine will join NATO as well down the line. Meanwhile, Russian economy will crumble in the next two decades with the sanctions and they might end up like North Korea. Plus, Russia and its people are getting the taint of fascists and genocides. So much for that. Ouch…
There is always another choice. Give peace a chance
Holy he looks ill! Like even from a year ago. He looks like a zombie.
Putin is a closet homosexual, just like Hitler was. They have the exact same complex.
Russia 🇷🇺 and America 🇺🇸 promised Ukraine’s safety in the Budapest treaty , in exchange for Ukraine to denuclearize ☢️. Then Russia proceeds to annex Crimea first and break the treaty . Then get mad when Ukraine wants to join NATO . What absolute hypocrisy from Russia .
The lying and treacherous plutocratic West is more interested in the prices and profits of gas and oil than in freedom. It’s rabid anti-Russian rhetoric more benefits than it harms the Bolshevist Neo-Soviet dictatorship of the Kremlin thug Putin, Stalin’s the Junior.
Ukraine is finally being freed from the clutches of the neo-nazis.
*Putin is 100% right. Zelensky talks out of both sides of his mouth, one side calls for dialogue with the other side he calls for more war and the media just keep adding fuel to the fire.*
He such a fake believer in 🇷🇺. Who let’s their dead troops just rot?
Why is Belarus a different country?
There’s no Russian invasion. There’s a Russian rescue mission. If you don’t know this, you are completely clueless about the citizens of Ukraine. Get educated. Look up Patrick Lancaster and watch “Ukraine on Fire”.
Can’t wait for the news when this evil man is no longer on this earth.🙏
No choices?, just get out of Ukraine.
He thinks we are all stupid. What will happen if Russians retreat? The peace will come. So, who is at fault here?
How many out there wish they had a spot in the rafters as a ‘spectator’ with a ‘camera’ to get a good shot with the great leader.
Al Jazeera will forever be loyal to their western masters. The mask is off now. No more Palestine news will make you pro Islamic again.. Qatar sold its soul to the devil long back
Storm heaven over Easter for the removal of these tyrants!
Is it possible Putin’s a traitor?
Mr Zelensky,
Please act wise, please understand you would run out fighters similarly as you have run out of machinery, plz open eyes don’t kill your people …sign a treaty with Russia allowing Ukraine into CSTO or neutral or non-aligned……..i am sure you wud be a hero to your people. NATO is evil & sheds blood sooner or later.
May wisdom prevail..
special military operations involve raping 3 year olds and murdering all civilians.
PUTIN DEATH =PEACE 🕊
He had no choice….he’s dumber than a bag of rocks. For all the money he and his cronies corruptly stole from the Russian people and money spent on the military he could have bought the Donbas region in cash….only dumb people see violence as the only option.
Vladimir Putin is a liar. Ukraine was not a military threat to Russia. He accused Ukrainian of Natzism, but he is the war criminal, and the real aggressor. He is the Adolph Hitler of the 21 Century. The real truth is that Vladimir Putin has never respected the sovereignty of Ukraine. Vladimir Putin wants the territory of Ukraine to annex it to Russia just like over twenty years ago, and for centuries before this brutal military invasion.
Everyone is tired of your bullshit. You moron
All power to Russia 🇷🇺
Are there no sharpshooters around?
To be honest, based on what a Russian told me yesterday – Hunter Biden is a part of why this all happened. Apparently Biden had been in the Ukrainian and Russian News for a decade while western media kept him hidden from being known. They were all wondering why his exploits weren’t being publicized in the USA. I now understand that Russia may have felt like they had no choice.
Aljazeera is the only news that are not taking side
He is making the Right choice if you live close to Russia you have to get along with Russia
No. You change now
Get a room Love birds !
Putin Tells the TRUTH 💜🇷🇺👍
lier
short tyrant spews madness
Military of Pakistan, Judiciary, all thief supporters of N League and people’s party have let down rising Pakistan. If anyone don’t stop bad things happening to the country is part of the bad… Allah is watching ✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️
His soldiers raped and murdered civilians. What’s he mean he had no choice. What, no choice but to rape and murder. Ok Vlad you psychopath.
Of course he had no choice. You’ve already committed yourself to this decision to invade long before the first soldier stepped foot in Ukraine. Now you have to keep going until you get the result you want.
you stopped thinking and instead of wondering should I, you thought could I, and now look at the mess you are in. you are only sending russia backward!
Had western europe honoured the 1991 agreement not to expand EU/NATO borders on Russia THEIRS 2 SIDES TO A STORY MODERN GENERATION 2 SIDES
URAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA…….BROTHER PUTIN IS THE BEST…
He had a choice not to invade Ukraine.
Putn ‘had no other choice’ NOT Russia.
Mr Putin 🖐🌹
Putin is obviously mentally ill, he thinks Ukraine is full of goose stepping Nazies , we need to put a nuclear missile or 2 on Moscow before it’s too late.
Master visiting he’s dog.
America wanted conflicf in Ukraine and were going to make it happen no matter what
This vile elderly fool is utterly delusional someone for gods sake get him a rug, bed and old persons rest home and KEEP HIM THERE UNTIL HIS LAST DAYS. used up relic move aside and let our world be in peace grandad.
Hit Ukraine= ?? US in a cloud no target. Hit US is better a lot of big target.
When Russia invaded Poland, my grand parents and parents we told what is in your stomach is yours the rest is their’s.
5 million Poles were shipped to slave labour camps in Siberia only 4 million came out. Lost family in Siberia.
Once you get the Russians out you never want them back.