Putin Urges West To Act Quickly To Offer Security Guarantees

The transcript covers President Putin's end-of-year press conference, highlighting his openness to questions and discussions on various topics. Key issues include the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, Russia's gas obligations to the EU, and the tensions with Ukraine. Putin emphasizes that NATO and the US are responsible for the escalation, not Russia. He also defends the rights of Russian speakers in Ukraine and questions Ukraine's sovereignty, attributing its creation to Lenin.

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