24-Feb-23 07:30

H. E. Naiyl Latypov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Malaysia

What was envisioned as a short “special military operation” by Moscow has run for 12 months now with no end yet in sight. Despite setbacks, President Vladimir Putin in his latest state of the nation address maintained that the military operations would continue in order to protect Russian sovereignty. What are Moscow's ultimate goals in the conflict? We hear from His Excellency Naiyl Latypov, Russian Ambassador to Malaysia.

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