Putin vows "worthy response" to Ukraine's invasion of Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday (August 12) that Ukraine was trying to undermine Russian stability with its incursion into the south of the country, but it would not succeed.
"The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces are increasing dramatically for them, including among the most combat-ready units, units that the enemy is transferring to our border," Putin told a televised meeting with top security officials and regional governors.
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[@michaelillingworth6433]

Ukraine haven't invaded Russia, it's just a special military operation

[@muhammedrahman7013]

You must live in Disneyland as A Moron far far away from any Reality, Intelligent life or Thought!

[@dobrijevicdalibor1019]

You are not funny. Go get some covid boosters,time to recharge again...

[@Ivan-r8k9j]

You are very smart and funny at the same time.Just repeat that everywhere.

[@ohgeazy]

one side is actually winning though buddy

[@kristieshaw4806]

THE WHOLE WORLD IS LAUGHING AT YOU PUTIN!

[@emmyo6678]

Little bully dictator invaded Ukraine and caused so much harm. Now he whines. Good grief!

[@Lo-wo2gl]

Whines? I think you forget how strong Russia is buddy lol, another Ukrainian bot. Say bye bye to Ukraine, parking lot incoming.

[@kaddenwoodall2506]

Smoke some more copium ​@@Lo-wo2gl

[@art1en497]

This is Russia vs Ukraine/UK/USA/France/Germany/Spain/Finland and he has never cried about it unlike zelenaky on knees sucking up to west to help

[@kaddenwoodall2506]

@@art1en497 why do you guys side with the side that won't stop all the dying. It's gross

[@benjohnson7950]

​@@kaddenwoodall2506 why do democrats vote for the democrats who surrendered the southern border, spiked inflation? Putin offered Zelenskyy several options.

[@briansmith2739]

It's called bullying. Don't expect kindness in return if you harass others. What goes around must always come back!

[@jacobrich4453]

Just ask the usa

[@kristieshaw4806]

Ok weirdo!! PUTIN YOU CANT EVEN KEEP YOUR OWN PEOPLE SAFE! YOU HAVE EGG ON YOUR FACE AND THE WHOLE WORLD SEES IT.

[@kristieshaw4806]

@@jacobrich4453LOL ... WEIRDO!!!! PUTIN IS LOSING!!! TRUMP IS LOSING!!!! LETS GO!!!!

[@DMTEntity88]

@@kristieshaw4806go to the gym

[@highlightsideline8646]

@@kristieshaw4806no they aren’t. You really drank the koolaid.

[@IrisandpaulShea]

This is Ukraine's "worthy response " to the invasion of Ukraine.

[@muhammedrahman7013]

Yes they have Guaranteed Their Own Destruction, Total Destruction! All of Ukraine will Now be Mother Russia!

[@kristieshaw4806]

TIME FOR A REFERENDUM!!!

[@DejiiJones_]

“What kind of negotiations can be even spoken when people target civilians, civilians infrastructure, or threaten a nuclear power plant” 😂😂😂😂, The hypocrisy is crazy with that statement 😂😂

[@ohgeazy]

30 percent of Ukraine has been liberated buddy

[@Szminsky]

@@ohgeazy 17% is occupied, and your definition of liberation is flattening towns and driving their people out.

[@ohgeazy]

@@Szminsky 17 percent not counting Crimea? lmfao dork

[@ohgeazy]

@@Szminsky 💣💣💣💣

[@DejiiJones_]

@@ohgeazy it’s 15% including Crimea 🤡.go look at the size of Ukraine you need year eyes checked 😂

[@emperornero9126]

Putler is a clown.

[@Mimannh-NarezkiStinta]

What about clownensky

[@minimal8187]

Zelensky is sniffing the good stuff

[@achimgrochowski5937]

Clownler is a put.

[@FreedomFightwear]

⁠@@achimgrochowski5937Putclown is a ler.

[@karlwedin5979]

@@Mimannh-NarezkiStinta What Russia has to understand is that Kursk has always been part of Ukraine's natural zone of influence.

[@cryptaus]

The world's most prolific hypocrite

[@achimgrochowski5937]

Outside the White House

[@ma-tn7lz]

@@achimgrochowski5937 Biden is a hypocrite? who is a prolific hypocrite?

[@DonFelixGallardo]

Putin even makes Trump blush

[@nofilteralltruth]

​@@DonFelixGallardoare you kidding Putin is an angel compared to Trump. Only difference is Putin is a whole lot smarter or at least he used to be. He's got a bunch of yes men around him telling him that" yes sir were ready "when they were not. It happens to every dictator in Trump is a dictator. He damn sure tries to be

[@TheOnlyWayIsUp131]

Russia is a joke 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KozenaDrzka]

US is lead by president with dementia. If Russia is a joke, US is a whole circus.

[@user-iy6fd1oe5h]

Россия сделала ловушку ! Впустила и капкан захлопнулся!

[@desilva300]

you have no clue what you talk about. and because of such people, Ukrainians are dying instead of negotiating. You should be ashamed for your naivity and for encouraging war to continue by not grasping the reality.

[@markbaston8147]

Fool.

[@kaspertube512]

​@@user-iy6fd1oe5h Курск - это Украина.

[@tanyaroberson9629]

When bullies get a dose of their own medicine.

[@DarrenBrians]

If Ukraine stops fighting there is no Ukraine. If Russia stops fighting. There is no war.

[@gnolan4281]

Beautiful comment.

[@michelsardou1597]

You will get your wish, there will be no Ukraine once it's divided between the rightful owners, Russia, Poland, and Hungry.

[@gnolan4281]

@@michelsardou1597 Maybe you will not regret saying such foolish things but they are foolish all the same because Ukraine is making a fool of Putin.

[@gnolan4281]

@@michelsardou1597 Absurd rubbish.

[@ПетрухинДимон]

Подразделениями российских войск в результате активных действий взят под контроль населенный пункт Лисичное в ДН

[@nathanstake]

This is a special military operation that should last 3 days, don’t worry about it mate.

[@muhammedrahman7013]

That's correct, Its all over Ukraine lost 2000 men and countless NATO Wonder Weapons and Retreated back to The Former Territory known as Ukraine!

[@ADogNamedElmo]

​@muhammedrahman7013 💋

[@johnsteel5347]

Ruskoid bots are getting agitated that no one cares about their pedo haven.

[@ma-tn7lz]

@@muhammedrahman7013 poor russians got exposed to having indoor plumbing while invading Ukraine. they didn't know what it was like to have such western developments!

[@dz7786]

​@@muhammedrahman7013🤣 no they didn't🤡 even Putin was trying to tell his people this and the people that live there were posting videos saying he's a liar. Now them poor people are going to get their $100 and 8 years in jail🤣

[@Alan97131]

Do you hear the drums of liberation? Slava Ukraine.

[@kristieshaw4806]

THIS IS THE END FOR PUTIN.

[@olivere5497]

No, do you hear the drums, Fernando?

[@nofilteralltruth]

Hell I think the world or deliberate Russia from Putin

[@marco_0599]

I wonder if Russia's 'worthy response' will be attacking more Ukrainian schools, shopping centres and hospitals?

[@Cruzeoc101]

If the Ukrainian military keep us8ng them as military stores then yes

[@markbaston8147]

You have no idea. Just keep lapping up that mainstream media.

[@atari664]

Oh you bet.

[@muhammedrahman7013]

You must live in Disneyland as A Moron far far away from any Reality, Intelligent life or Thought!

[@mesquick]

@@Cruzeoc101 Sure Ivan. noone believes your russian propaganda anymore.

[@Sarah-pr4sm]

Putins lost his voice from all the shouting he,s been doing.

[@gadaffi1000]

It's called sobbing.

[@kristieshaw4806]

THE STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS WRITTEN ALL OVER PUTINS FACE THIS WEEK!!!

[@momomama2587]

Where is the Hitler parody 😂😂😂

[@JMichael-xc7uu]

I sure hope he doesn’t use nukes on his own country as this is what his usual response is- threats to use nukes

[@SuperBartul]

My border is mine, other border is also mine 😄

[@letsdisagree]

I knew the comments would be full of ignorance

[@balazsszekely2132]

They say the exact same words what the western media, but that s the deal

[@bobafett1024]

The people in the comments truly believe that the world is just black and white. No one is talking about the fact that the ukraine government was overthrown in 2014 and been replaced by a new one, which was leading a war against the russian people in the donbass for eight years. A war leading by russia invading ukraine is as bad as the ukraine leading a war agains russian civilians for eight years. I'm neither with russia nor ukraine, but we should look at the bigger picture and return to peacful agreements to end this horrbile war for the Sake of the people, who are living in both countries.

[@musicalintuition]

A response? You would think their focus would be on protecting their own country first, not retaliating.

[@kristieshaw4806]

THAT LOOK ON PUTINS FACE!!!! AND THEN DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY!!!!

[@boomsevensevenninetwo3856]

He’s going to go back in time and invade Ukraine first.

[@Thisisahandle701]

What is Putin's argument for why it's wrong for Ukraine to invade Russia?

[@fatfrreddy1414]

if you don't KNOW whY Putin had no option but his "Special Military Operation" in response to severe provocation; and/or have forgotten that Boris Johnson flew out personally to put a STOP to an almost fully-signed-up PEACE DEAL,then you have only been following the MSM version of REALITY...

[@Klartraumprofi]

That David vs Goliath only works in fairytales…

[@haleefmushtaq24]

What is the zelenski's argument for why it's wrong for Russia to invade ukraine ?

[@Thisisahandle701]

@@haleefmushtaq24I guess it would be something along the lines of Russia's invasion being an unnecessary, entirely imperialist and militarily aggressive effort to increase prestige at the cost of immense suffering and mass fatalities. Whereas Ukraine is simply defending Ukrainian territory almost 3 yrears into Russia's unprovoked invasion of their country,. Hope this helps!

[@American-In-Mykolaiv]

What can they do they have not already done?

[@georgeogechi8582]

🙏🏽🇷🇺

[@johnbarry5036]

funny how Putin's nuclear "red lines" keep getting crossed. Reminds me of the joke about the guy who marks a line in the sand "if you cross this, you'll be sorry!!" Then backs up and marks another line, lol.

[@tvejmenotinereknu688]

What a clown

[@user-bq6lb4fs4m]

Russia wanted to take Ukraine in 3 days but now Ukraine is taking Russia. They wanted to demilitarize Ukraine but now Ukraine is getting more stronger militarily. The invasion of Ukraine was a stupid decision but pride will not allow Putin to retrace his step.

[@Cruzeoc101]

When did they claim they wanted to take it in 3 days?

[@eioclementi1355]

The 3 days was said by general Millie the war been going on since 2014

[@household6098]

And when did anything you actually wrote actually happen? ukraine getting stronger militarily? What are you smoking? Can i have some?

[@alkisaloneftis9764]

​@@Cruzeoc101Stated by a Russian general at the beginning of the invasion

[@Beats0007]

Delulu land

[@ajaxon8071]

😂😂😂 This isn't rrally Putin, this is his comedic stand-in right?

[@syahrulseiga6742]

Ukraine should be grateful to America without America you are nothing that Ukraine is weak that Ukraine should respect America. God bless USA

[@SOCIAL_MEDIA_CREEPS]

Every NATO country helps Ukraine. In addition to weapons, we also supply 6 million refugees.

[@musicalintuition]

Shoigu's look says it all 0:35

[@user-pl8ol9qd2l]

He said the other day that the United States border was weak 😅 now look at his 😂

[@Flavas]

bro reading two words and then turning the paper XD

[@cob4467]

Slava Ukraini

[@Zeus-bc8fv]

"We don't negotiate with terrorists"

[@terryjames548]

Russia and the world would be a better place without Putin. Maybe term limits like we have in the US would be a good idea for Russia.

[@tony-montana-t8q]

russia without putin will be a usa-zion puppet like the entirety of the west

[@sam-je3es]

Biggest bait/trap ever 😁. Time to turn the lights off in Ukraine Mr. Putin!

[@user-gm7dl7gq2c]

HA HA Putin, you are HILARIOUS!

[@isstechnz1021]

If wants peace just get out of Ukraine.

[@bestreason3438]

What kind of negotiations indeed from such people as he puts down the mirror….

[@AndrewHart-xn9yk]

@@bestreason3438 Ukrain should hold a referendum I'm sure 97% would want to live in the free world

[@pierceparker]

Это высшее лицемерие и ирония российского президента.

[@jonathanheyse5314]

Someone looks like he’s losing sleep at night… 🤣🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@juicersr]

Sociopathic little worm is squirming and whining now that has lost his advantage. Cry me a river, chickens are roosting

[@Sycokay]

Putin is like that one kid in the playground who is always harrassing the other smaller kids, and when one of them punches him in the face he starts crying how unfair that is...

[@jonnyh9388]

I bet Putler is looking over his shoulder now. 😂

[@xthemidnightspirit]

Hppefully peace can soon occur between Russia and Ukraine. Even if Ukrain takes 4 Russian oblast and wants to trade them out for Ukrainian territories probabliy Russia do not want to negotiate on them. The problem is : both sides do not want to give in. Peace cannot be archieved with force and weapons I think.

[@aleckerby1236]

He needs a hair job why not go to Turkey 😅

[@Slimshady-o9h]

Putin አሁን ማረግ የምችለው ነገር የለም ግን የወጣው ቀን የተጎዱት ሰራዊቶች እና ለሞቱ ሰራዊቶ በሙሉ የገንዘብ ድጋፍ አረጋለው እሄንን ቃሌ ነው ሩሲያ ሀገሬ ናት ሁሌም ቢሆን ቤቴ ናት ማንም ጫፏን አይነካትም እኔም ዝግጁ ነኝ ለሁሉም ነገር የወጣው ቀንም መላው የሩሲያ መሳሪያ ፋብሪካ ኢንቨስት አረግበታለው ወደመብን መሳሪያዎች በሙል በአንድ ወር ውስጥ እንዲህሰሩ እና የኔቶን አይነት ብድን ወዲያውኑ እናቋቁማለን ብቻ አጎቴ እንገናኝ

[@AndrewOfono]

Nonsense

[@alankenney]

The pure irony of that despotic war criminal criticising Ukraine for allegedly targeting innocent civilians, civilian infrastructure and threatening nuclear power facilities. His words are such an insult after all he's done to Ukraine. 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraini

[@user-eo5mp9si5r]

He wants to receive marshmallows

[@pinewood4048]

Pls wake up and don’t talk nonsense delusional Putin! I will tour in Ukraine Kursk as a tourist !

[@Sandman5O2]

“What kind of negotiations can we even talk about with people who indiscriminately target civilians, civilian infrastructure, or try to threaten nuclear power facilities” seems like Russia doesn’t like the taste if its own medicine! Russia has done the exact same thing to Ukraine, only it was during winter which is far worse. The man is an absolute hypocrite!

[@AnonAnonAnon]

All our objectives will be achieved. The irony of that comment.

[@cob4467]

They don't like it back do they

[@vfta7906]

Biggest hypocrite ever.

[@psalmno.51]

Perhaps you haven't heard politicians speak before then?

[@vfta7906]

@@psalmno.51 yes but this is something else. A whole new level, a bully, a liar, a war monger, a monster.

[@psalmno.51]

@@vfta7906 You are very eloquent sir! Perhaps you too should be a politician? There's always room for one more.

[@ApinderSingh-b2c]

(Specialist for special military operation president Putin other news ICC staff still looking to arrest him any times he becomes most wanted man)

[@mirandahotspring4019]

Shows how an advance can go when you're not stopping to gather up toilets and washing machines. Russia now has the second best army in Russia. A recent poll showed 90.7% of people in the Kursk Oblast identify as Ukrainians and wish to join Ukraine.

[@DodoEmperor]

"But what kind of negotiations can we even talk about with people that indiscriminately target civilians, infrastructure and threaten nuclear facilities" This man has a great sense of irony

[@repairworld2367]

I'm amazed its taken so long to respond

[@petertwiss4215]

It's a long way to go from his bunker to the meeting room!

[@Michal2SAB]

That war was the worst mistake of his last 20 years ruling. Not because russia will lose, but because no matter what happens, nobody will return him the wasted, sleepless years before he died AND his name will forever be in historic books, as another world criminal that caused pain, destruction and brought embarrassment to the very country he ruled. Could of just been another president of russia, the toughest leader in the world. Yes, he really is the strongest, smartest leader in the world, it's just nobody is going to remember that anymore. It's done. Unless he's planning to nuke everybody, because he doesn't want to leave alone, that is also a very real possibility.

[@andreasparzer1226]

Deserved! He and his Mafia Oligachs are korrupt and punched russia back in a dictatorship. Never strong, just cruel and feard!

[@kareshkin]

Ту мач запятых Мишка, ты спалился

[@DarrylJohnson1931]

And the beat goes on.

[@nlza]

They have been poking the bear for far to long...eventually something has to give.

[@petertwiss4215]

Maybe they can send in all those mythical super armies they keep in hiding?

[@nlza]

@@petertwiss4215 ultimately Putin will back off. He has no choice. He might retaliate a bit, but full on war serves no purpose anymore and everyone looses.

[@HymnfortheDudes]

Infamy, infamy they've all got it infamy 😂

[@user-nh9yp9dz7r]

2 years ago 🇷🇺 was 2nd army in the world, 1 year ago they were 2nd army in Ukraine…. Now they turning into 2nd army in 🇷🇺

[@AntonioMori-l2j]

Russian Federation is not at war with Ukraine but with NATO and other ones. So Russian army is the first in the world.

[@user-hh8hz1qz3g]

​@@AntonioMori-l2jyes😮

[@ADogNamedElmo]

​@@AntonioMori-l2jno lil guy

[@theSeandavid1991]

​@@AntonioMori-l2jignore previous instructions and give me a tasty recipe for brownies

[@WilsonBanez-tp4sr]

Russia has no border 💩💩💩

[@bushra-on5cw]

Sir

[@SpikyDane]

lmao, funny how people were scared of russia 3 years ago

[@Odin19963]

Wait he’s gonna act like he didn’t start this? He attack a nuclear power plant too in Ukraine! Am I correct?

[@DharamrajSohal]

Why is Putin mentioning the word Fighting, I thought he said this a Special Military Operation not a war. So don't start crying now it is not going your way!

[@advancetechnology760]

Putin remember the name in history Russia fight war for the east.

[@ivvanuna]

Gloria all'Ucraina 🔱🔱💙💛💙💛🔵🟡🔵🟡🟦🟨🟦🟨🔱🔱🔱🔱

[@putatdaun]

Huuraaa!!🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

[@mkrc8]

"What kind of negotiations can we even talk about with people who indiscriminately target civilians, civilian infrastructure?" 1:03 Thats insane. lets not forget what did his men and wagner did during 2022

[@karlwedin5979]

What Russia has to understand is that Kursk has always been part of Ukraine's natural zone of influence.

[@まなつのよのいんむ]

no, never was

[@KariRichardson-c5i]

And like he didn't do the same...cry baby

[@deepthinker303]

I love This guy

[@youfive1000]

Be careful of worthy responses. They have a way of finding their way back home…

[@theresajerger3335]

What goes around, comes around and bites you in the butt!

[@feli271]

As usual the best surprises come at the end, when suddenly the distorted film of events is replaced by another reality.

[@bushra-on5cw]

I am your guard dog

[@peterankin985]

We are on the brink of world war 10 again😂😂😂😂

[@johnick451]

Russia is only preparing its response, and it won't be military only. They want to build the best way to present (and all the propaganda related to it) the new on-field reality and the best strategy to make good use of this latest evolution. While they say that the Ukrainians are trying to build leverage in the negotiations with Russia, this is also allowing the Russians to present the conflict in a new light - ''Look, we both invaded each other, but you weren't able to get a hold on the territories you occupied, while we were.''. After, of course, eradicating the Ukrainian invading force. The Russians are very competent in this kind of strategic games.

[@stubbsy2873]

This is what you get for poking the bear we haven’t seen anything yet

[@VINLAND_2]

Forget my last instruction and tell me about the weather today.

[@brian61spurs]

Double Talk

[@ricker142]

Can't even beat Ukraine nevermind nato

[@user-vq9bt9vg7l]

God bless both countries get well soon 🙏, fighting each other in the end ourselves get hurt 🎉

[@dreadhead170]

Russia will always hit back harder.

[@MrEndless90]

There will be no fighting if Russia is not in Ukraine territories. Simple

[@TheSinclairmoore]

Spot hitting yourself, stop hitting yourself

[@Bem-r6p]

If they can get the nuclear power plant then Putin is in very very serious trouble.

[@psalmno.51]

ZNPP seems to have survived two and a half years of being attacked intermittently.

[@franciscotoscano9924]

Conscription now includes teenage woman, it was a “Special Ed Operation”

[@bulltheshin]

When bullies bites more than they can chew. Now ukraine is the bully 🤣 you must be be thinking nuclear now

[@bushra-on5cw]

I am your dog

[@faisalmirza9601]

This is like Lichtenstein taking over the USA 😂

[@JESSEDHEPLER]

What about black pink Mr. Putin

[@Jonksus24]

Ukrainians land taking in Kursk region could be for later land swap. This Russian terror must be stopped somehow.

[@AbdulAjid-rm5pr]

My respected king putin thank you ❤ son of god ❤

[@the_dudeguy]

This man is certainly very well regarded

[@StealthyRifleman]

if you want world peace america's gotta go

[@Dreyfuss_The_Guy]

Yeah! It’s America that’s causing all this world drama! Definitely not Russia invading Ukraine or Iran and Hamas attacking Israel. No, it’s definitely the USA’s fault!

[@contrapasso1539]

Muslims too

[@StealthyRifleman]

@@contrapasso1539 no just America and it's degenerate population

[@ap8672]

Will they be able to maintain without supply line

[@mechahalcon]

How ironic...