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Putin is set to make an “important statement” on the Ukraine war tomorrow, according to a Moscow-appointed official in the Russian-controlled region.
- Vladimir Rogov announced that the Russian president will speak on Wednesday
- He said that he would be part of the events for the anniversary of the siege of Leningrad.
- Officials have often mocked Putin’s appearances, only to cancel them at the last minute.
Vladimir Putin is set to make an “important statement” about his invasion, according to a Moscow-appointed official in a Russian-occupied region of Ukraine.
Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Board of Directors of the Zaporizhzhia region, announced that the Russian president will deliver the speech on Wednesday.
The speech will be part of events marking the 80th anniversary of the Russians breaking out of the siege of Leningrad by Nazi German forces, when Soviet forces managed to open a narrow land corridor into the city on January 18, 1943. .
As chairman of Standing Together with Russia, Rogov advocates for the occupied regions of Ukraine to be fully absorbed by the Russian federation.
Vladimir Putin is set to make an “important statement” about his invasion, according to a Moscow-appointed official in a Russian-occupied region of Ukraine.
He made the announcement on his Telegram channel, and was later reported by the Russian media. However, no official statement from the Kremlin has yet been made.
Putin’s public appearances have often been mocked by Russian officials, before being canceled at the last minute. The practice makes Putin’s movements difficult to track and could be a tactic for that exact purpose.
It was claimed today that the Russian despot has become “withdrawn, silent and deeply concerned” while undergoing new medical treatment.
The 80th anniversary being celebrated will mark when Soviet forces managed to open a narrow land corridor to Leningrad – now called Saint Petersburg – during World War II on January 18, 1943.
Nazi forces besieged the city from September 8, 1941 to January 27, 1944. But it was January 18, 1943 that marked a turning point in Soviet efforts to break the siege.
It is considered a key moment in Moscow’s victory over the Nazis in Eastern Europe in World War II. To this day, Russia often brazenly invokes its battle against the Nazis as a means to justify its war in Ukraine.
Putin and his Kremlin allies have often claimed that they are working to “negazify” Ukraine, even though their claims that Kyiv is run by a Nazi government are unfounded.
Putin was expected to arrive in the northwestern city this week, and reports suggested he planned to appear at the Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad for a flower-laying ceremony.
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