Russia is not a "weak country" anymore, and the United States is going to have a tough time influencing its decisions, as it does to "its minions," Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
In a speech during the Victory Day commemoration, Putin blasted Washington for wanting to "distort" historical facts about "nazism and the World War II."
"Danger grew every day and Russia delivered a preemptive strike against the aggressor," Putin commented on the hostilities in Ukraine, accusing the West of forcing Russia to invade Ukraine by turning it into an "absolutely unacceptable threat."
