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Vladimir Putin warned he could have troops in six capital cities in two days
28.03.2022 - 23:39 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Vladimir Putin once warned that he could have Russian troops in six capital cities in just 48 hours, it is claimed.
The Russian president is said to have made the threat to former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko that he could have military on the ground in Ukraine, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Romania within two days.
His troops are currently bogged down with fierce fighting after failing to seize control in Ukraine following a swift invasion.
In his comments, reportedly made in 2014, Putin claimed that he could have troops in the capitals of all six countries within two days.
German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung reported that the Putin told Mr Poroshenko, who was succeeded by Volodymyr Zelensky in 2019: “If I wanted, in two days I could have Russian troops not only in Kyiv but also in Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn, Warsaw and Bucharest.”
He also told Mr Poroshenko, it is claimed, “not to rely too much on the EU”.
The alleged threat came after Putin reportedly said he could take the Ukrainian capital “in two weeks” as thousands of Russian troops gathered at the border, according to Mirror Online.
Mr Poroshenko told the US Congress in 2014: “If they are not stopped now, they will cross European borders and spread throughout the globe.”
The Kremlin later denied Putin had made the comments after they were widely reported.
Last month the Russian government falsely claimed that Russian invaders would be greeted by citizens in Ukraine, but instead have been met with strong resistance and have been unable to secure Kyiv.
It has long been feared that the Russian president plans to expand his territory into EU and NATO countries.
Earlier this month European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis warned that Putin could
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Kremlin responds to Gérard Depardieu’s criticism of Vladimir Putin over Russia-Ukraine conflict
ordered a military operation on its neighbouring country in February.“The Russian people are not responsible for the crazy, unacceptable excesses of their leaders like Vladimir Putin,” Depardieu, who has previously praised the Russian leader, said in a statement to French news agency AFP (per France 24).“Russia and Ukraine have always been brother countries,” he continued. “Stop the weapons and negotiate.”On Friday (April 1), Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for Putin, responded to Depardieu’s comments, telling reporters that the actor probably did not completely understand the situation in Ukraine and offered to explain it.“Since the president is mentioned there, I will assume that Depardieu most likely does not fully understand what is happening,” Peskov said on Friday (via News Interfax).He continued: “Due to the fact that he is not completely immersed in the political agenda, he does not understand what happened in Ukraine in 1914, he does not understand what the Minsk agreements are, he does not understand what Donetsk and Lugansk are, he hardly understands what is the bombing of civilians, he is unlikely to know about nationalist elements.”“If necessary, we will be ready to tell him all this and explain it so that he understands better. If he wants,” Peskov concluded.Depardieu left France and took up Russian nationality in 2013 to protest a proposed tax hike on the rich in his homeland.