- Title: TIMELINE: Putin's key remarks as Ukraine invasion enters its sixth month
- Date: 5th May 2022
- Summary: Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the Immortal Regiment memorial march on Red Square on May 9. The Russian leader walked at the head of the procession, carrying a portrait of his father who fought in World War II, defending the city of St. Petersburg - then called Leningrad. He later laid wreaths and observed a minute's silence at the memorial flame to the Unknown Soldier next to the Kremlin walls. MOSCOW, RUSSIA (FILE - MAY 9, 2022) (RUSSIAN POOL) PUTIN WALKING WITH THE CROWD, HOLDING A PORTRAIT OF HIS FATHER WHO WAS A WW2 VETERAN PUTIN BOWING, WALKING AWAY, CEREMONY PARTICIPANTS LAYING FLOWERS AT MEMORIAL FLAME SITE
- Embargoed: 19th May 2022 16:05
- Keywords: Bucha Easter Kyiv Putin Russia Ukraine conflict invasion war
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- Country: Russia
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA00G430627042022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS GRAPHIC CONTENT IN SHOTS 31, 32; THIS EDIT IS A TIMELINE OF PREVIOUS EVENTS AND CONTAINS NO NEW FOOTAGE.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its sixth-month on Wednesday (August 24), a conflict that has killed thousands, uprooted millions, and deeply strained relations between Russia and the West.
President Vladimir Putin authorised "a special military operation" against Ukraine on February 24 to eliminate what he called a serious threat, saying his aim was to demilitarise Russia's southern neighbour.
In an early morning address on state television, Putin said he had been left with no choice but to launch the operation, the scope of which was not immediately clear but appeared to go well beyond helping Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.
Putin's invasion of Ukraine has sparked the biggest conflict in Europe since World War Two.
Besides the death and devastation sown by Russia's invasion, the war and the West's attempt to cripple Russia's economy as punishment has sent the price of grain, cooking oil, fertiliser, and energy soaring, hurting global growth.
The United Nations has warned of the risk of multiple famines this year because of the war in Ukraine.
Russia has denied responsibility for the food crisis, saying Western sanctions have slowed its exports and accusing Ukraine of laying underwater mines at the entrance of its ports. - Copyright Holder: POOL (CAN SELL)
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