Edgard ZapashnyMOSCOW, February 27 People's Artist of the Russian Federation, General Director of the Great Moscow State Circus Edgard Zapashny told RIA Novosti that he supports the military operation announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, noting that there is no need to “wake up the bear.” “My position is that the bear was woken up in vain. they regret it bitterly,» Zapashny said.Complete and final denazification of Ukraine: Russia will help Europe again He mentioned the events in the Donbass, where the Ukrainian authorities have been conducting a military operation since April 2014 against the DPR and LPR, which declared independence after the coup in Kyiv in February 2014. According to the latest UN data, about 13 thousand people became victims of the conflict. «Russia has been waiting for a very long time when sanity around the world still prevails. When people, even those opposed to our country, sort out the issue. But, as time has shown, Ukraine has become just a bargaining chip for resolving political issues. I support the president's decision on a military operation,» Zapashny said. According to Zapashny, what Russia is doing now is «a preemptive strike, when we are ahead of the curve and do not allow events to turn in an irreparable direction.» the possibility of building nuclear weapons. “And having a Nazi state with an atomic bomb at our side, we could eventually end up destroying humanity if the two nuclear powers clashed with each other. And Putin did not allow this,” Zapashny emphasized. In conclusion, he expressed regret that that the conflict bears victims, but noted that, «unfortunately, the Ukrainian side does not hear calls from us to surrender weapons.» Nevertheless, the artist believes that «peace will eventually come — it has almost already come to the Donbass, which means that Russia has already done most of the right work.» On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the Donetsk and people's republics, which declared their independence from Kyiv back in 2014, and on February 24, Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. In a televised address to fellow citizens, Putin said that circumstances “require decisive and immediate action,” as the Donbass republics asked for help. According to the Russian leader, the entire responsibility for the bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry emphasized that the Russian Armed Forces do not launch any missile, air or artillery strikes on the cities of Ukraine: military infrastructure, air defense facilities are disabled by high-precision weapons , military airfields and aviation. The ministry assured that the civilian population was not in danger. In response, Western countries imposed another anti-Russian sanctions since 2014. /uploads/2022/02/3d147ea233688a7723cd6fa411ba5158.jpg» />Two days in Kyiv that will change the worldPosted by Olga Filippova
