Putin Accuses Ukraine of ‘Provocation’ Over Russia Incursion

President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of a “large-scale provocation” by sending hundreds of troops into Russia’s Kursk region, the biggest assault on Russian territory since he ordered the 2022 invasion of its neighbor.

Putin opened a meeting with government ministers Wednesday by announcing he’d summoned defense and security officials to report on developments in the border region, in his first comments since the incursion that began early Tuesday.

European natural gas prices jumped on a report from Russia’s unofficial Rybar military blogger that Ukrainian troops had seized the key transit point of Sudzha in the region that carries gas via Ukraine to Europe. The claim couldn’t be independently verified.

Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom PJSC didn’t respond to requests for comment, while Ukraine’s gas transmission operator said flows to Europe were continuing as normal as at 1 p.m. local time.

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[mattiasholm]

yeah i bet all those russian families that have lost a son, brother or father must be pretty pissed seeing how shit this "special operation" is going. almost a million dead russian soldiers. and for what? some egotistical dream of a madman.

[connoroleary]

Bully's don't like being bullied. They cry and scream: "It's NOT fair" 😢

[justinlawrence]

Golden rule, treat people how you want to be treated

[burtmottola]

Ukraine is doing what you did to them Mr Putin —- isn’t it time to declare peace and let the Ukrainian people exist in peace?

[richardshirley]

Does the irony of these accusations escape mr Putin?

[RealBrianShoreline]

Don't start a war and get upset when they fight back.

[Buenger]

He starts realising he’s not going to survive this war.

[Aross]

Signs of a Narcissist getting his own medicine I still don't understand these people and politicians (Media)

[Hoophey]

Rather astonishingly, Putin seems to think that Russia has not been provocating Ukraine for 900 days!! He truly lives on another planet doesn't he.

[SonOfNone]

_"The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them."_

*-Arthur Travers Harris*

[johnable]

Surely if you invade someone's country it's not a provocation if they fight back 🤔

[AndrewDownie-md]

You take...they take...and you don't like it! Agressor doesn't like aggression...go figure. Russia will pay the price for this lunatic.

[BillGraper]

Chicken or egg? He's been bombing Ukraine for 2½ years. Ukraine is just defending themselves.

[nighthawkflyer]

He doesn't look lucky. Now the Russian people understand this is war and not a special operation.

[rickydiamante]

This is a biggest warnings to putin he cannot imagine in his entire life

[terry]

I don’t understand the Russian language but Mr Putin, seems very uncomfortable and jittery giving this speech .

[kevinshasky]

Ukraine is conducting special military operations

[DB-frgk]

Mr. Bluff is still trying to find a guilty of his failure with his military operation, 😂😂😂 he think his country is untouchable.

[LimChoo-dt]

Very simple if you slap other people face, other people will slap you back,

[planetguam]

Dear Mr. Putin, just leave Ukraine and all of this will go away.