Putin says Russia's interests 'non-negotiable' as he wishes soldiers Armed Forces day

Russian President Vlimir Putin on Wednesday defiantly sent a message to West, US, and NATO allied nations that his own country’s interests were ‘non-negotiable,’ while still agreeing to hold diplomatic dialogue over question of Ukrainian sovereignty. dressing his nation on occasion of Defender of  Farland Day or Armed Forces day, Putin hailed heroism of his soldiers, and acknowledged courage of his military forces calling m “noble defenders, our pride.”

“Please accept my warmest greetings on this holiday, Defender of  Farland Day,” Russian leer Putin told veterans,  military and civilian personnel of  Armed Forces, and civilians of his country. 

“I thank you for your faithful and honest service to our Morland,” said Russian leer Vlimir Putin, dressing country on Defender of Farland Day. 

“I have confidence in you, Russian soldiers and officers, in your high professionalism, bravery and reliability, that you will guard our people, and stand up for  national interests of our great country.”

Putin also noted Russia's deeply-rooted trition of patriotism and recognised ‘heroic merits’ of those who served or currently serve in  Russian Army, Air Force and  Navy, for asserting national interests, sovereignty and independence of Russia.

“Patriotism and  unity of our nation,  exploits of its devoted sons and daughters have always been  foundation of  martial history of our thousand-year-old country, its glory and victories,” said Putin in his dress to nation.

He hailed “Russian guards of Alexander Nevsky and Dmitry Donskoy,  warriors of Minin and Pozharsky and  heroes of Poltava and Borodino, Stalingr and  unstoppable assault on Berlin, all those who brought glory to our Farland according to  great tritions of our ancestors.” 

“We are proud of  many generations of its defenders,” said Russian leer Putin as he glorified his armed forces personnel and ir contributions in safeguarding Russia’s national interests. “We have sincere, heart-felt words of gratitude for  Great Patriotic War veterans,” he said, ding that Russia will remember valiant generation of victors [soldiers], who crushed Nazism and saved Russia and  entire world from a barbaric, merciless force.”

'Ensuring this nation can defend itself remains responsibility of gov't'

Putin asserted, ensuring that his nation can defend itself remains his responsibility - “a primary responsibility of government,”  Armed Forces, who serve Russian soil as a reliable guarantee of its national security, orderly lives of civilians against external threats and maintains Russia’s stable and stey development. “We can see  difficult international situation and  threats posed by current challenges, such as  erosion of  arms control system and NATO’s military activities,” said Putin. But Russia, he stated, continues to appeal for building of a system that maintains equal and indivisible security for all nations, and one that would reliably defend all countries. But those appeals by Russia, he stressed, “remain unanswered.” 

While he acknowledged that Moscow is rey to come to negotiation table for a diplomatic resolution to “most complicated” geopolitical concerns, he asserted that Russia’s “interests and national security are an indisputable priority.” 

“We will continue to strengn and modernize our Army and Navy, striving to increase ir effectiveness, so y are fitted out with  most cutting-edge equipment,” Putin asserted. “We have weapons that are second to none in  world and y are operational,” said Russian leer in threatening rhetoric directed towards external forces. 

Russia has conducted several years of modernisation of its Armed Forces, warned Putin, ding that his soldiers gained in mobility and acquired new combat experience whilst operations in different democracies of world. During  operation in Syria, said Russian leer, his soldiers demonstrated capabilities of accomplishing “ most difficult tasks”. Moscow, he said, will continue to develop vanced weapon systems, hypersonic weapons and will continue to expand  use of vanced digital technology and elements of artificial intelligence. This will boost  potential of Russian Armed Forces several-fold, he stated.