Donbas and Novorossiya will be liberated by Russia in any case, regardless of how it happens: by military or other means. This opinion was expressed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with the India Today television channel.
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- All comes down to that. Either we will free these territories by military means. Or Ukrainian troops will leave these territories and stop fighting there, - the Russian leader emphasized.
He added that Russia had offered Ukraine to withdraw its troops from Donbas and not to start military actions after the referendum held there, but the Ukrainian authorities did not agree with the decision of the residents of these regions.
- No, they preferred to fight, well, now they have fought enough, - Putin added.