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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday used a widely-watched speech to deny responsibility for the war in Ukraine and lash out at his adversaries.

He also promised to deliver more artillery ammunition and anti-armor systems, and to announce new sanctions on Russian companies and its elites. "We had no doubt that by February 2022, everything was prepared for a punitive action in Donbas, where [the] Kyiv regime provided artillery and aviation and other weapons to attack Donbas in 2014. Last year it also annexed four Ukrainian regions (Donetsk and Luhansk which cover the Donbas region, and Kherson and Zaporizhzhia) which Ukraine and its allies also condemned as illegal and illegitimate. I would like to repeat: they started the war. Putin's "state of the nation" address Tuesday was delivered in Moscow to lawmakers and military officials, and was also broadcast on state TV. Russia was looking to create a highway to Crimea, Putin said, and enact a program of "social restoration" to territories it claims control over. "All of this was completely against the documents that were accepted by the United Nations Security Council. The invasion was widely condemned by the international community and resulted in rounds of Western sanctions against Russian officials. 24 will mark one year since Russia mounted a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, beginning a ground war in Europe that Putin still refers to as a "special military operation." [Political analysts say Putin's decision to invade Ukraine was the biggest mistake of his political career](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/24/putins-invasion-of-ukraine-is-his-biggest-mistake-and-weakens-russia.html) and has weakened Russia for years to come. [Donbas](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/10/russia-is-about-to-face-ukraines-infamous-mud-again.html) region to speak their "own language" and had been seeking a peaceful solution. [Russian President Vladimir Putin](https://www.cnbc.com/vladimir-putin/) on Tuesday used a highly anticipated speech to deny responsibility for the war in Ukraine and lash out at his adversaries.

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday vowed to continue with Russia's year-long war in Ukraine and accused the U.S.-led NATO alliance of fanning the flames of ...

In a combative speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday again blamed the West for provoking his invasion of Ukraine a year ago.

[to deliver an address from Poland](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/21/joe-biden-ukraine-russia-poland-kyiv-trip-speech/11306842002/) on his view of Russia's war in Ukraine as the conflict [approaches the one-year mark](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/19/oversight-ukraine-russia-military-aid/11271555002/). Now, they're not sure they'll go back](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/02/20/year-after-invasion-ukrainian-refugees-unsure-when-theyll-go-home/11219395002/) Large parts of his speech were focused on domestic policies connected to infrastructure spending and financial reforms. We’ll be watching carefully to see what Russia actually does." Secretary of State Antony Blinken described Putin's move as "deeply unfortunate and irresponsible. He did not unveil any new military objectives connected to Ukraine. It was signed in 2010 and extended for five years in 2021. "In this regard, I am forced to announce today that Russia is suspending its participation in the strategic offensive arms treaty," he said. and Russia. [because of the U.S. and NATO](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/02/20/year-after-invasion-ukrainian-refugees-unsure-when-theyll-go-home/11219395002/), without specifying more. [Joe Biden walks streets of Kyiv in surprise visit](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/02/20/joe-biden-makes-surprise-visit-ukraine/11303232002/)

The president says he is taking Russia out of the last nuclear arms control treaty with America.

And we used force and are using force to stop it." We will react to it accordingly. "But if the US conducts tests, we will do it as well." He continues to push the false narrative that the West is to blame for the war. New Start is the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between Russia and America. As usual he blamed the West.

'I am forced to announce today that Russia is suspending its participation,' Russian leader says.

“With today’s decision on New START, the whole arms control architecture has been dismantled,” the NATO chief added. “But of course we remain ready to discuss the limitation of strategic arms at any time with Russia regardless of anything that happens in the world or in our relations.” and Russia on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms — originally entered into force in 2011, and includes limitations on systems such as intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and nuclear warheads on deployed ICBMs. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters at the U.S. The agreement — formally called the treaty between the U.S. “I am forced to announce today that Russia is suspending its participation in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty,” he

Russian leader says he will pull Moscow out of a nuclear treaty and blames Ukraine for the invasion he started.

It was propaganda,” Meloni said during a visit to the Ukrainian city of Irpin. “This special operation as he calls it has been going on now for almost a year and the objectives have not been achieved.” “I think there was an element of this speech that was aimed at the international community because although Europe seems to be very much on the same page with the US in terms of support for Ukraine, beyond Europe … “It means to finish us forever.” “They intend to transform a local conflict into a phase of global confrontation. Together, Russia and the US hold about 90 percent of the world’s nuclear warheads – enough to destroy the planet many times over.