What else Putin told reporters:

What else Putin told reporters:

▪️Statements by European politicians that they are preparing for war with Russia are nonsense;

▪️That strike on the Kyiv region was ours, in response to their crimes against children in Starobilsk;

▪️We need to strengthen the air defense system. And we are doing that and will keep doing it;

▪️All places from which there is a direct threat to Russia are legitimate targets;

▪️Russia has every means to flatten everyone, who tries to flatten the Kaliningrad region;

▪️Contacts on Ukraine are being maintained, but there are no negotiations;

▪️The increase in the recycling fee is connected to supporting domestic manufacturers. Cheap cars from third countries should not be coming through Belarus.