Russian President Putin Explains Ukraine Operation Goals

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RT: Putin explains Ukraine operation goals  

Russia is trying to end the war Ukraine waged on its own citizens after the 2014 coup, Vladimir Putin says 

Moscow seeks to end the conflict in Ukraine, which began in the aftermath of the 2014 Maidan coup, as well as prevent the emergence of an “anti-Russian enclave” in its territory, Vladimir Putin has said. 

The Russian president made the remarks on Thursday during an open class held for Russian schoolchildren called the “Important Talk.” “Everyone believes that some kind of aggression on the part of Russia is happening today. No one understands or knows that after the coup d’état in Ukraine in 2014, the people of Donetsk, Lugansk, Crimea – a significant part of them, in any case – did not want to recognize the outcome of this coup,” Putin said.  

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Update #1: Mission of Russia’s soldiers is to end Kiev’s war on Donbass, protect Russia — Putin (TASS)  

Update #2: Russia's Special Operation Isn't 'Aggression,' Merely Putting End to Kiev's War on Donbass: Putin (Sputnik)  

WNU Editor: Maybe in the beginning the operational goal was to force a peace in the Donbas and making Ukraine to accept Russia's annexation of Crimea. But it is different now, and I would say the Kremlin's goals have significantly expanded.