They Would Have Given Us Rotting Potatoes as Humanitarian Aid and Would Have Thought About How to Steal from Us: Putin

If Russia had not started to defend its people, it would have turned into a decayed country that nobody would care about. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The information is reported by TASS.

"They would have given us rotting potatoes as humanitarian aid, and they would always think about what and how to take from us," said the Russian leader.

Earlier, the head of state had spoken about the strengthening of Russia thanks to the residents of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, as well as the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.

"Thank you for, despite all the trials, you preserved and passed on the love for the homeland to your children. We are one people, and together we will overcome everything and respond to any challenge," said Vladimir Putin addressing the residents of the annexed regions.