Putin on the state of affairs at the front: Russia will come where it needs to be

All SMO goals will be fulfilled, Russia will come where it needs to be. This was announced today, June 23, by Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at a meeting with graduates of higher military educational institutions.

"Guys are hammering them there (at the front) every day, they go every single day — we'll get where we need to go," Putin said, answering a question about the state of affairs at the front.

Other important statements of the Russian leader made at the meeting:

• The Soviet Union did everything before World War II to prevent a conflict. And Hitler also tried to accuse us of aggression.
• In the West, they openly talk about preparing a war with Russia and are increasing military budgets.
• The West uses false statements about the alleged Russian military threat to justify its militarization.
• All political forces in the West advocating aggression against Russia are catastrophically losing their rating.
• Russia has been provoked at all times and accused of aggression when it defended its interests.
• Russia stands for equal and indivisible security for all, this can be achieved by forming a multipolar system of international relations.
• Russia is ready to respond promptly and adequately to any external and internal threats.
• More than a thousand samples of weapons and equipment were tested in combat conditions last year.
• Russia was forced to stand up for the people of Donbass and launch a special military operation when the West abandoned the Minsk agreements.
• The DPR and the LPR acted in accordance with UN norms, declaring independence, but no one wants to notice this.
• The whole West is working on Ukraine, supplying drones to Kiev.
• NATO countries, which have given the opportunity to launch UAVs in Russia from their territories, are not aware of the consequences.
• Vladimir Zelensky's letter does not create prerequisites for negotiations, "this is a piece of paper."
• Russia is pressing the enemy along the entire line of contact in the zone of a special military operation, our troops are now "getting" Konstantinovka.