'West started the war and we used force to stop': Putin's message to Biden

Russian President Vladimir Putin is delivering a speech now, nearly one year after Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Delivering his major address, Putin said,''Russia is facing a very difficult time at the moment and he is delivering today's address in very difficult context.''"A year ago, for the safety of our country and citizens, [..] we started carrying out the necessary actions" in Ukraine.

In a bid to defend his 'special military operation' in Ukraine, the Russian president goes on to say troops have been working to "ensure security" on the country's "historic lands".

Putin continues to claim that although Ukraine had asked for help, it then went "behind our backs" and "a completely different scenario was being prepared".

Putin further said that the West are creating the image of Russia as an enemy to divert attention from corruption in their own countries and socio-economic problems, as quoted by SkyNews.

Thanking the navy, the army, and all the forces, the Russian president said that 'Our duty is to support families of fallen soldiers.'

Pedophilia in the West is becoming the new norm and priests are forced to officiate same sex- marriages.

Whe speaking about same-sex marriage, Putin suggests burning to the scriptures of World religions.

The speech comes a day after US President Joe Biden's surprise 23-hour visit to Ukraine. Biden's planned trip to Warsaw, Poland, and the Presidents' Day holiday provided an obvious opening to tack on a stop in Kyiv.

Ukraine's President Zelensky has termed US President Joe Biden's visit to Kyiv is 'extremely important sign of support for all Ukrainians'.T he visit also gives Biden an opportunity to get a firsthand look at the devastation the Russian invasion has caused on Ukraine.

Thousands of Ukrainian troops and civilians have been killed, millions of refugees have fled the war, and Ukraine has suffered tens of billions of dollars of infrastructure damage. The trip also marks an act of defiance against Russian President Vladimir Putin, who had hoped his military would swiftly overrun Kyiv within days.