Ukraine, painting a positive picture essentially saying "everything is going to plan" - while taking the opportunity to war any Western nation eyeing the imposition of a no-fly zone that such action would bring an immediate Russian declaration of war against that country.
Putin also addressed the leaders of Ukraine, warning that the country might lose "statehood" if "they continue doing what they are doing," as reported in The New York Times.
It's the first time Putin in such a blunt and detailed way addressed
what might be the Kremlin's end game for Kiev - coming after much
speculation on the West over whether full annexation into the Russian
Federation is on the table or not." ZH
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