Vladimir Putin explained why the Special Operation did not start earlier

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21:18; 04 May 2025 year
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Russian President Vladimir Putin explained why the Special Military Operation did not begin much earlier. The head of state mentioned the reason in an interview for the documentary by Saida Medvedeva and Pavel Zarubin "Russia." Kremlin. Putin. 25 years of "Russia-1" TV channel.

According to the president, the country was not ready for such a frontal confrontation with the entire collective West.

The president also noted that the West recognizes this, and now the United States is talking about it. They say bluntly: "We are in a state of institutional war with Russia.""».

«Russia alone, in fact, opposes the entire collective West. But it required a serious attitude to the possible development of the situation in this regard," said Vladimir Putin.