INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia will "intensify" strikes against Ukraine after a deadly attack on the Russian city of
No crime against civilians will rest unpunished, that's for certain," Putin said Monday during a visit to a military hospital."Of course,
we can strike public squares and Kyiv, and any other city
I'm burning with rage myself
But do we need to attack civilians? No, we hit military targets, and we'll continue to do that," the Russian leader added.Putin spoke as
Kyiv said Russia's Armed Forces had used a "record" number of drones to strike Ukraine on New Year's Day.He called the assault on
Belgorod a "terrorist attack" and accused Ukrainian forces of targeting "right in the city center, where people were walking, before New
Year's Eve."The Russian leader also reiterated the view that Ukraine is being used by the West to "settle its problems" with Russia.Putin
said he believed the "strategic initiative" in the protracted conflict was on the Russian side."In any case, that is how I am being briefed
