“What is happening is, of course, a tragedy — our shared tragedy. But it is not the result of our policy. It is the result of the policy of third countries,” the Russian leader added.
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday spoke of the war in Ukraine as a “shared tragedy” but placed the blame for the outbreak of war on Ukraine along with its allies, not Moscow.
“What is happening is, of course, a tragedy — our shared tragedy. But it is not the result of our policy. It is the result of the policy of third countries,” the Russian leader told an interview on television with top military officials.