The President of Russia Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin - Russian politician.

Born on October 7, 1952, in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, Prez for the first time called the invasion of Ukraine the word "war," ending the Kremlin's rhetoric that the conflict in the eastern European country was a "special military operation".

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"Nobody approves of war.

Loss of life is a great tragedy.

On the other hand, however, the behavior of the West did not leave us any other option for action,'' Putin noted during his official visit to Iran.

This is the first time the Russian head of state has mentioned the word "war" in public since the invasion of Ukraine began on February 24,

recalls .

Khamenei to Putin: If you had not invaded Ukraine, NATO would have attacked you

According to Putin, the conflict has its genesis and it is in the actions taken by the West in recent years, as well as the expansion of NATO to the borders of the Russian Federation.

Some European countries stated that they did not agree with Ukraine's membership in NATO, but in the end, under pressure from the United States, they changed their minds, Putin also pointed out, adding that this is how they lost their sovereignty and independence.

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