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LONDON — One of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies said on Monday that Russia would achieve its objectives in the conflict in Ukraine on its own terms, saying the West had long-term plans to destroy it. warned.
"Russia is conducting a special military operation in Ukraine and is trying to achieve peace on our terms," said former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council. said in an interview with TASS.
Medvedev described the 2008 Georgia War, the expansion of his NATO military alliance to the West, and the Ukraine War as part of an attempt by the United States and its allies to destroy Russia.
"The goal is the same: destroy Russia," he was quoted as saying. (edited by Guy Falconbridge)
