Last night, Putin met with heads of major international news agencies. In the interview, he claimed the June 17 missile strike on Kyiv targeted “factories producing military equipment,” not residential areas. He said a new round of talks with Ukraine could take place after June 22, and denied any plans to attack NATO, calling such claims “fabrications and nonsense.” He blamed the West for the war, alleging it supported a coup in Ukraine, and stated, “I didn’t start this war—I’m trying to end it.”

Putin added that Russia wants to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible, “preferably through peaceful means,” and said he’s open to meeting President Zelensky, but the “question is who will sign the documents.”
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