Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of colonial arrogance and said its sanctions “blitzkrieg” against his country has failed in his latest tirade against the United States and Europe.
Addressing the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 17 — a showcase event being held this year with almost no Western participation — Putin defended his country’s invasion of Ukraine, which many in the United States and Europe say is akin to the colonization wars of past centuries.
Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska on being Russia’s target No 2: ‘When you see their crimes, maybe they really are capable of anything’
In the early hours of 24 February, Olena Zelenska became aware of the sound of muffled booms somewhere in the distance. As she drifted towards wakefulness, she realised the sounds she was registering could not be fireworks. Her eyes snapped open; she discovered she was alone in the bed. She jumped up and hurried to the next room, where she found her husband, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, already dressed for work in a suit and tie.
“What’s going on?” she asked him.
“It’s started,” he told her.
#Ukraine: Ukrainian M777 155mm howitzers at work in Bohorodychne, #Donetsk Oblast – hitting two parked Russian BMP infantry fighting vehicles, destroying both. pic.twitter.com/hrWV0aKkxm
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) June 18, 2022
