Sergey Naryshkin: "We must. . . I would like to agree with the suggestion of Nikolai Platonovich that we can give our Western partners one last chance. Er, presenting them with the choice, in the shortest time to force Kyiv to choose peace and implement the Minsk agreement.

In the worst case, we have to make the decision we are discussing today.

Vladimir Putin (with a wry smile) : "What does that mean? 'In the worst case'? Are you suggesting we start negotiations"?

Sergey Naryshkin: "Erm. . . No, I erm. . ."

Vladimir Putin: "Or recognise sovereignity"?

Sergey Naryshkin: "I. . . I will. . .

Vladimir Putin: "Speak. . . Speak, speak plainly"!

Sergey Naryshkin: "I will support the recognition. . ."

Vladimir Putin: "I would support, or I am supporting? Speak plainly Sergei"!

Sergey Naryshkin: "I am supporting the proposal. . ."

Vladimir Putin: "Then say it like that: yes or no".

Sergey Naryshkin: "I support the proposal about the entry of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics into the Russian Federation".

Vladimir Putin (laughing and shaking his head) : "We are not talking about that. We are not discussing that. We are talking about recognising their independence or not. Yes or no"?

Sergey Naryshkin: "Yes. I support the proposal to recognise their independence".

Vladimir Putin: "Thanks. You can take your seat".

Ukraine: Putin tells Russia's spy chief to speak plainly

President Vladimir Putin has pressed one of his top spy chiefs, during a meeting with Russia's top security officials on recognition for rebel-held regions of Ukraine.

As the head of Russia's foreign intelligence service shared his views on the current situation, Putin repeatedly asked him to clarify what he was saying and told him to "speak plainly".

It is not clear whether Russia has sent troops into two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine, but the US and UK say Russia's order to deploy troops amounts to the "beginning of an invasion".

Putin humiliates spy chief on world stage: 'Speak, speak, speak plainly!'

Russian President Vladimir Putin mocked one of his chief officials during a televised meeting Monday, telling the intelligence officer to "speak plainly."

The Russian president grew testy with Director of Foreign Intelligence Sergey Naryshkin during a tense meeting on Ukraine. Putin was seemingly annoyed at what he characterized as unclear statements of support for declaring the independence of two Ukrainian regions.

"With the suggestion of Nikolai Platonovich, that we could give our, how to say it, Western partners, one last chance. Presenting them with the choice, in the shortest time frame, to force Kyiv to choose peace and implement the Minsk agreements," Naryshin told the president. "In the worst case, we must make the decision that we are discussing today."

"What does it mean, 'in the worst case'? Are you suggesting we start negotiations?" Putin asked. "Or to recognize sovereignty?"

As Naryshkin stuttered, attempting to respond, Putin pressed him harder.

"Speak, speak, speak plainly!" Putin said.

"I support the proposal about the entry of the Donetsk and Luhansk Peoples' Republics into the Russian Federation," Naryshkin responded calmly.

"We're not talking about that," Putin responded, shaking his head. "We're not discussing that. We're talking about recognizing their independence or not."

"Yes," Naryshin finally responded. "I support their proposal for independence."

Russian troops have arrived in eastern Ukraine hours after Putin announced that he would recognize the independence of two separatist regions, European officials said Tuesday morning.

"Russian troops have entered in Donbas," the name for the area where the two separatist regions, Donetsk and Luhansk, are located, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in Paris. "We consider Donbas part of Ukraine."

When asked whether Putin's decision to order Russian troops into the regions amounts to an invasion, Borrell said, "I wouldn’t say that’s a fully-fledged invasion, but Russian troops are on Ukrainian soil."

Fox News's Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.

Manlikechoba:
The amount of energy y'all put in another's country is alarming... everywhere is Russia this Russia that... even those that are not in Russia dey post Russian news...

BritishNaija:
This goes to show they might not like What Putin is doing, at the same time, No one wants to be in the bad book of Putin, he will not think twice dealing with you.

Crafteck1:
The shitheads saying puting was playing usa, hes not invading blabla, where are d freaking numbskulls, if not for the so called western world, if the woarld was based on these tyrants like putin, kim or even a lot of islamic nations pushing you to hate westernworld where everyine has a say, na sugarcane plantatiin you and your kids for de observe slave labour.

naptu2:
Sergey Naryshkin is the Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service.




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