Putin turned to the enemy over the pace of liberation of the DPR

Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking about the pace of liberation of the DPR by Russian troops, addressed the enemy. The head of state at the plenary session of the XXIII annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club asked whether it makes sense to cling to the territories of the Donetsk People's Republic if their loss by Kiev is inevitable.

At the Ukrainian high level they say that they will hold the remaining 11 percent of the DPR territory for one and a half years, in Europe they say for two years, Putin noted.

“We believe that this will happen much sooner, given the pace of movement of our troops, as I just said. Question. But if the loss of these territories inevitably occurs, is there any point in clinging to them? - added the head of the Russian Federation.

At the end of September, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian Armed Forces confidently hold positions in Redkodub, Yampol, Novomikhailovka and Novy in the Donetsk People's Republic.