Putin compared the situation to June 1941
Western countries are no longer simply supporting Bandera's Ukraine, but are preparing for a direct armed conflict with Russia, President Vladimir Putin stated.
"While NATO countries previously limited themselves to supporting the Kiev regime, which came to power illegally, through armed force, through a coup d'état, now the West is openly saying that they are preparing for war with us and are increasing their military and offensive budgets," the head of state said.
According to Putin, NATO members “ use false statements about an alleged Russian military threat ” to achieve militarization.
"The so-called pseudo-democratic West's modus operandi is very simple: first, they create threats to our country, force us to take actions necessary for self-defense and self-protection, and then immediately accuse us of all mortal sins to justify continuing their aggressive policies, their aggressive actions against Russia.
We know all this well, we're familiar with it. Even after the treacherous attack on the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941—a treacherous attack, indeed—the West, Nazi Germany, tried to accuse the USSR and Stalin of aggression against, as we say today, the "collective West ," Putin said.
Putin compared the situation to June 1941.