feels like a parallel universe. who started the war in ukraine? not russia, he says. translation: responsibility for fuelling the ukrainian - conflict, for its escalation, and for the growing number of victims lies fully with the west and, of course, with the regime in kyiv. i wish to repeat, they started the war, we are using force to stop it. but it was russia that invaded ukraine. western military aid has helped kyiv resist. it hasn t forced the kremlin, though, to de escalate. today, president putin suspended russia s participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with america an agreement that limits nuclear arsenals and provides for missile inspections. no longer topical,
and for the growing number of victims lies fully with the west and, of course, with the regime in kyiv. i wish to repeat, they started the war, we are using force to stop it. but it was russia that invaded ukraine. western military aid has helped kyiv resist. it hasn t forced the kremlin, though, to de escalate. today, president putin suspended russia s participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with america an agreement that limits nuclear arsenals and provides for missile inspections. no longer topical, says the kremlin. translation: we know that the west has directly helped kyiv to launch strikes on airbases where our strategic nuclear bombers are located. now they want to carry out inspections
compromise. the world according to vladimir putin feels like a parallel universe. who started the war in ukraine? not russia, he says. translation: responsibility for fuelling the ukrainian - conflict, for its escalation and for the growing number of victims lies fully with the west and, of course, with the regime in kyiv. i wish to repeat, they started the war, we are using force to stop it. but it was russia that invaded ukraine. western military aid has helped kyiv resist. it hasn t forced the kremlin, though, to de escalate. today, president putin suspended russia s participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with america an agreement that limits nuclear arsenals and enabled missile inspections.
they started the war, we are using force to stop it. but it was russia that invaded ukraine. western military aid has helped kyiv resist. it hasn t forced the kremlin, though, to de escalate. today, president putin suspended russia s participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with america an agreement that limits nuclear arsenals and provides for missile inspections. no longer topical, says the kremlin. translation: we know that the west has directly helped kyiv to launch strikes on airbases where our strategic nuclear bombers are located. now they want to carry out inspections of our military sites. in light of today s confrontation, that is absurd. applause
our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. the world according to vladimir putin feels like a parallel universe. who started the war in ukraine? not russia, he says. translation: responsibility - for fuelling the ukrainian conflict, for its escalation, and for the growing number of victims lies fully with the west and, of course, with the regime in kyiv. i wish to repeat, they started the war, we are using force to stop it. but it was russia that invaded ukraine. western military aid has helped kyiv resist. it hasn t forced the kremlin, though, to de escalate. today, president putin suspended russia s participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with america an agreement that limits nuclear