Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, October 5, that Ukraine would have a “week to live” if arms supplies from Western countries were to end the next day.
Putin made the remarks during an hours-long live-streamed press conference at the annual Valdai Discussion Club event in Sochi, Russia, while responding to a question from Mikhail Rostovsky, a long-time columnist for Russian state media outlets, about whether Putin would object to Ukraine joining the European Union.
Putin said he would not object, as the EU is an economic alliance and not a military alliance like NATO. He went on to say that neither Ukraine’s economy nor its military defenses could exist without foreign support.
“Imagine, if deliveries stop tomorrow, they would only have a week to live until the ammunition runs out,” Putin said, according to machine translations of a Kremlin-published transcript and an English translation voice-over on the Kremlin’s footage.
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38 Comments
Putin leaves office in 2024
This can be said the same for Israel, since 1948.
This is what Putin said last year – it will take few days to take Ukraine, what happened, dude?This war will end and Ukraine will win!
Pot and kettle situation.
In WW2 russia received help from US to the value of $226 billion of today'smoney. 4 times what Ukraine received now.
Without this help any defense against advancing Germany would be destined to failure.
Russia received trucks, weapons, communication devices and many more. Ford transported whole tire factory to russia.
Stalin said: “The United States … is a country of machines. Without the use of those machines through Lend-Lease, we would lose this war.”
In his memoirs, Khrushchev described how Stalin stressed the value of Lend-Lease aid: “He stated bluntly that if the United States had not helped us, we would not have won the war.”
He is right! And people views have changed too. The inflation will change people’s mind. Exactly how it changed mine. My kids future is more important than the aid for Ukraine. At least for me!
He never mentioned the aid he gets from Iran, north Korea and probably China.
Love Mr Putin ♥️
And That my Friends is why Putin wants Trump for president next year so his plan can actually work!!
Yes we know, so what?
The „biggest“ military power is not able to win and will not win!! They’re using Soviet trash and their hyper wapons are equipped with computer chips from Chinese washing machines🤫😂😂😂
Hey Vlad, do you even have Running water or toilets outside your larger population centers and Cities? Asking for a friend.
Why would somebody want something bad for another person if as human beings we must love each other?
Well,that is hypothetical isn't it because we will support Ukraine for as long as it takes
Slava Ukraini
If you believe him, the Ukraine is worth nothing without help!! why does he want to take it so badly?
The death of stalin but not funny
If North Korea stops sending ammunition it is over in less than a week with the Russian amateurs 😂
Лучше всех разбираются в мировой политике идиоты из комментариев и иностранцы лучше всех знают как оно на самом деле в России 😂😂😂
He's speaking the bitter truth! The US is driving thousands of young men into a certain death.
I'm sorry Putin… we didn't expect our equipment alone was that good 😂
Your loss bud…😅
All of the money comes from the USA but we have homeless vets and a drug problem here but that’s ok we need to find Zelenskyy so his cronies can buy nice homes in Sunny places for shady people
No concealed weapons around there?
Cope harder dude
He is right if we Americans cut off Ukraine aid they will have to surrender and the war will be over as long as we can end it that's all that matters it's not just America who gives aid a few other countries and the UN and Europe give money Ukraine has gotten about 200 billion to 250 billion dollars so far and America is about to give another 60 billion dollars maybe
Stop your plan on invading your weaker neighbors ..and europe will be at peace..
Go Russia!
We have enough of UKRAINE and all the money sent there while our people here are hungry and struggling from day to day to survive and pay bills !!! We have enough of this game !!! Russia never came next to USA to thread anyone for any reason why NaATO needed to go in their backyard to have their military bases ??! WHY ?.
I'm not pro or contra any country.BUT this is the way to build more hate between nations,countries and races ..exactly this way ..taking our money and send it to Ukraine when we have soooo many homeless people, soo many social issues, sooo many other economic issues..😢😢😢😢😢
That laptop from hell explains it all…
didn't they also say ukraine would fall in 3 days???
When you are on the just side of a war, you get help from your friends. Russia would have been destroyed by germany if not for aid from the usa.
Putting is a joke
Vlad you're wanted. Don't forget that.
Men aren't wanted for no reason.
fy criminal of war..
Always big mouth😅😅😅
Good, I hope he gets deposed
So true
As long as Russia lose more troops in Ukraine, USA will be happy to supply Ukraine with more weapon
Then lets stop the aid to Ukraine and get this stupid war (money laundering operation) over with.
If we stopped buying Russian oil, what will they have left? Some internet trolls, hackers, and hookers. How long can you survive off that?