Russian President Vladimir Putin said: “The West has been promoting the idea of ​​dividing our country for decades, and it is a pity that Ukraine is using a tool to achieve the goals of the West,” stressing that “we will respond to any attempts related to sabotage operations near our nuclear plants.” The energy crisis in Europe began even before the Russian military operation in Ukraine.

In a statement on the sidelines of the Shanghai summit, which ended today in the Uzbek city of Samarkand, he noted that “the Kyiv authorities refused to continue negotiations, and they agreed on the need for security guarantees, but the Kyiv authorities refused this, noting that “our main goal is liberate the entire Donbass, we are in no hurry to complete the military campaign in Ukraine.”

Putin said that “35% of the grain shipments that left Ukraine reached Europe and the United Nations should play an active role in the grain agreement”, explaining that “there is no need to change our plans for a special military operation in Ukraine.” because American companies played a role in exporting Ukrainian grain.”

“I discussed with Chinese President Xi Jinping additional measures to develop trade between the two countries,” he added.