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Putin called the military operation "forced measure"
Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with business representatives. Part of the meeting was shown on the air of RBC - on it the president called a military operation in Ukraine a “forced measure”.
- What is happening is a forced measure. Well, they just left no chance to do otherwise. The risks in the field of security created such that it was impossible to respond with other means. All attempts by zeros. <...> There could be such risks to create, which is generally not clear how the country would exist further.
The president noted that Russia remains part of the world economy, and suggested that Western partners "should understand this." At the same time, the government intends to ensure “good conditions” and “great freedom” to Russian business, Putin added.
- Russia remains part of the world economy, and in this regard as much as it remains part of the world economy, we are not going to damage the system in which we ourselves feel part. <...> It seems to me that our partners should understand this and not set the task of pushing us out of this system. <...> On the part of the government, of course, I see the task in providing you with good conditions, to ensure great freedom of entrepreneurial activity. Of course, within a well -known framework.
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