Thread by @sumlenny

Putin is holding speech on Russian TV. Calls Ukraine once again "Soviet Ukraine created by Lenin". Sarcastically says he will "de-communize Ukraine for real" obviously meaning annexing territories of Ukraine, "given by Lenin", as he wrote in his article last year. /1

Putin holds a lecture on Lenin and Stalin role in state building. He looks to enjoy his role of a "history professor". Says about "lie, manipulation, nationalism". "A bomb under the USSR was the right of republics to leave the USSR", says the USSR collapsed on pure intrigues. /2

Speaks further a lot about "populistic bullshit like human rights and prosperity" which ruined the USSR. Blames national politics of later Communist Party, which has granted republics with rights of sovereignty. /3

Putin says, the collapse of the USSR was caused not by democratic movements, but by "mistakes of the Communist leadership". Says, Russian nation was robbed by everyone, but helped Ukrainians financially. Claims that Russia provided Ukraine 1991-2013 with $250bn. /4

Putin says, Russia has paid all Soviet debt instead of sharing it with other republics. Blames Ukraine for undermining any constructive dialogue. "And still, Russia has always cooperated with Ukraine openly, fair and with respect to its sovereignty!" /5

Blames Ukraine in stealing Russian gas and blackmailing. (It is visible he hates Ukraine a lot, his face looks terrible). "Ukraine is characterized by russophobia". "Ukrainians fought against Russia in Causcasus bands". /6

Putin says, the West and NGOs formed russophobia. Ukraine has never had its stateshood he says. Blames Ukrainian oligarchs and the West. /7

Putin: no stateshood in Ukraine. Radicals used social problems and led to a coup in 2014. US funded "coup" with $1m per day. Radicals have organized terror against journalists and politicians. "Ukrainian cities sunk under terror, murder. People were burned alive". /8

"We know every name of people who have done it. We will find and punish them". No democracy in Ukraine after Maidan. Ukrainians leave Ukraine to work at unqualified works. Gas prices are too high. People cannot pay their bills. It is because Ukraine spent all Soviet+Russian money

Putin describes all - as he thinks - cases of Ukrainian economic collapse and degradation. Comes to gas transit system which is "out of order". "Ukrainian collapse is done amid robbing of Ukrainians, as the West orders via NGOs and consulters". /10

Putin says, Ukraine stays "under foreign rule", blabalbla, Ukrzaliznytsya, Ukroboronprom, Anticorruption (Leshchenko's wife still holds her concerts in Moscow?) /11

Putin comes to the topic of "derussification" and "assimilation". Russian language does not find its place in schools and services. Moscow church is under oppression. Says that Crimea has chosen to be a part of Moscow, and Ukraine sends saboteurs to Crimea with Western help /12

Putin: "Ukraine creates terrorist network in Donbas". Says, Ukraine prepares a war against Russia with Western support, also with nuclear weapons /13

"As soon as Ukraine gets WMD, the situation in Europe will be quite different". The West will military support Ukraine with weapons and technologies. Under camoflage of drills foreign troops are brought to Ukraine. US and Nato prepare anti-Russian actions in Ukraine. /14

Putin says, the US has a naval base in Ochakov. "It is a city Russian army has conquered in 18th century. It is Novorossia! You deny your own past! You call it colonial! So be consequent!" /15

Putin claims, the EU stays under control of the US and obeys the orders by US. /16

Putin: "they tell us, Nato is a defensive union, but we know the price of these words". Claims there was a promise not to expand Nato. "Leaders of some CEE countries sell Russophobia in Nato and spread their (anti-Russian) cliches". Says, Russia was a motor of peace in Europe /17

Putin says, the West hates Russia as it is too big. "It is a traditional source of US politics". Names all the "insults". Speaks of the US Tomahawks in Europe /18

Putin says, the US military doctrine foresees a military strike against Russia from Ukrainian territory. Flight times of US missiles from Ukraine. "They hold a knife at our throat". /19

Putin gets more excited, says the US "spit on their promises". Russia always was a constructive power blablabla. A treaty of coexistence with Nato. Blablabla. Russia was insulted. Blablabla. Our propositions. Blablabla /20

"The West blackmails us, they will just find an excuse or fake it, just because we exist". "Russia has full right to do anything to increase its security. So we will act". "Kyiv plans a blitzkrieg in Donbas". /21

Putin says, Ukraine shells Donbas, uses assault drones, tortures females and children. Self-proclaimed civilized world does not want to recognize a genocide of 4 million people. Ukraine builds stone-age Nazism. How long can we tolerate it? Russia reconized territory of Ukraine/22

#BREAKING Ukrainian presidents change, but aggressive nature of Kyiv regime does not change. They want a war solution. I recognise LNR and DNR immediately. /23

Putin says, he expects Ukrainian government to recognize it, to "prevent blood-spill". /END