Putin: Russia will achieve 'noble' aims | DW News

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the invasion of Ukraine will achieve what he called "noble" aims. He added, "Today, our officers are participating in a special military operation in the Donbas, in Ukraine. They provide assistance to the people's republics of Donbas. They act courageously, competently, efficiently and effectively, they use the most modern types of weapons with unique, unparalleled characteristics."

Putin and Belarusian leader Aleksander Lukashenko met in Blagoveshchensk where they visited the Vostochny Cosmodrome to mark "Space Day." Space Day is the anniversary of when Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to complete one orbit around the earth in 1961.

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