Putin Claims He Is Open To Talk To Trump As He Boasts About Gains In Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP)-- President Vladimir Putin boasted that his military operation in Ukraine has actually enhanced Russia and rejected that the ouster of essential ally Bashar Assad in Syria had actually injured Moscow's status, as he held his yearly press conference and call-in reveal Thursday.He utilized the securely choreographed occasion, which lasted over 4 hours, to strengthen his authority and show a sweeping command of whatever from customer costs to military hardware.He declared that sending out soldiers into Ukraine in 2022 has actually enhanced Russia's military and financial power."Russia has actually ended up being much more powerful over the previous 2 or 3 years since it has actually ended up being a really sovereign nation," he stated. "We are persevering in regards to economy, we...