Vladimir Putin held a meeting with servicepeople taking part in the special military operation Russia stands essentially alone against the so-called collective West, represented by the notorious NATO. After all, all the countries of NATO, every last one of them, are now stepping up their efforts and doing everything possible to bring the war unleashed against Russia to a victorious conclusion. <...> And they all thought that they would rapidly achieve a strategic defeat for Russia. They have achieved no such thing, and they never will! See more on the Kremlin’s official website .