International Desk: Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia does not plan more massive strikes against Ukraine for now and the Kremlin’s aim was not to destroy the country.

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“There is no need now for massive strikes. There are other tasks. For now. And then it will be clear,” Putin told reporters on Friday following a summit of ex-Soviet nations in Kazakhstan.

Putin said that any direct clash of NATO troops with Russia would lead to a global catastrophe. I hope that those who are saying this are smart enough not to take such steps.

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President Putin said, “No,” when asked if he had regrets about the conflict in Ukraine and said that Russia was doing the right thing.

At a news conference in the Kazakh capital Astana, Putin said it was not Russia’s objective to destroy Ukraine.

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