Putin Says Russia Has No Plans to Capture Ukraine's Kharkiv

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone but has no plans to capture the city.

Speaking to reporters Friday on a visit to Harbin, China, Putin said that Moscow launched attacks in the Kharkiv region in response to the Ukrainian shelling of Russia’s Belgorod region.

“I have said publicly that if it continues we will be forced to create a security zone, a sanitary zone,” he said. Putin said that Russian troops were “advancing daily in according to plan.” He added that Russia has no plans to capture Kharkiv for now.

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[Raussl]

Remember, he also said he had no intention of invading Ukraine in February 2022.

[shanemccabe]

You can tell when Putin lies, he opens his mouth.

[reynaldobuitizon]

You attack Kharkiv, then said no plan to capture it? LIAR!🤑😝😤

[Taketimeout]

Lol.
Attacks Kharkiv and Kiev but they can't do the same.
What a reptile.

[marcoAKAjoe]

According to him... Russia can target residental areas but Ukr can't 😂 wtf

[nestorinso]

Russian cannot hold the occupied territory. Putin made a big mistake when attacking ukraine!😂😂😂😂

[peterhartley]

Pull out of Ukraine simple the land belongs to Ukraine

[Monkeynuts]

I wouldn't want nato on my doorstep either, Ukraine should have stayed neutral

[NewStartNewLife]

I guess KGB taught him to lie so believable, that he believes in his own lies.

[deansalmon]

All the pain and suffering isn't worth it our leaders need to find a peaceful way of resolving this

[JericaLoeffler-ijjx]

What about all the citizens that died in Ukraine. He didn't care about them.

[fritzwalter]

Never believe this guy...never. never . Cannot trust him. History told us.

[johnnewey]

Didn't Putin say, ' Russia had no intention to invade Ukraine in January 2022, then invaded Ukraine in February 2022. So, no interest in kharkiv now but, when we reduce city to rubble he will be very interested in it.

[yaniktube]

Dude can't even hide his cringy evil smile.

[FranklinWilson-evdq]

AND WHO THE HELL, IS SUPPOSED TO FALL FOR THAT????!!!!

[SamyFidel]

I wish our political leaders were like this Man ♂️

[mysteryflo]

Civilians are killed in Belgorod, what about civilians in Ukraine?

[cbm]

Yes and Russia had no plans to invade the Ukraine.

[stephensuddick]

No. Russia has no workable plan to capture it.

[Buenger]

A criminal of war is realising he’s not going to survive