{"id":235591,"date":"2023-02-22T10:54:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T08:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=235591"},"modified":"2023-02-22T10:54:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T08:54:42","slug":"day-363","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/day-363","title":{"rendered":"Day 363: Putin speaks in Moscow, Biden addresses public from Warsaw"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Putin delivers state of nation address<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In his address to the Federal Assembly on February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed the West for starting the war in Ukraine, and vowed to continue it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putin began his address by saying he is speaking \u201cin a difficult, watershed moment for our country.\u201d Russia will decide the tasks it faces step by step, carefully, and consistently, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putin accused Western nations and Ukraine of \u201clies\u201d, \u201ccolonialism\u201d, and \u201cneoliberal totalitarian values\u201d. He said he was forced to invade Ukraine after Western nations ignored key Russian security concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey started the war, and we are using force to stop it,\u201d the Russian President said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He once again speculated about history, accusing Austria-Hungary and Poland of wanting to cut Ukraine\u2019s \u201chistoric land\u201d off from Russia in the 19th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putin made similar statements in his previous addresses. He also said that Russia \u201cis not fighting against the people of Ukraine\u201d that is \u201coccupied\u201d by the West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian forces shell Kherson as Putin speaks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the afternoon on Tuesday, the Russian forces launched a massive artillery strike on Kherson, using multiple launch rocket systems. At least five people were killed, and 16 more wounded. Four of the victims were killed at a bus stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Russian strike hit a public transport stop, blood center, and apartment buildings. Shops, power lines, and vehicles were damaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said: \u201cThe Russian army is heavily shelling Kherson. It is again mercilessly killing the civilian population.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA vehicle park, residential areas, a high-rise building, and a public transport stop were hit. Unfortunately, these terrorist attacks caused casualties. My condolences to everyone who lost loved ones,\u201d Zelenskyi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe world must not forget for a single moment that Russian cruelty and aggression know no bounds. The terrorist state will be held to account for inhuman crimes against our people and the state of Ukraine,\u201d Zelenskyi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biden delivers a speech in Warsaw<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

U.S. President Joe Biden, in a speech in Warsaw on February 21, said Russian President Vladimir Putin miscalculated in invading Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen President Putin ordered his tanks to roll into Ukraine, he thought we would roll over. He was wrong. The Ukrainian people are too brave. America, Europe, a coalition of nations from the Atlantic to the Pacific \u2014 we were too unified. Democracy was too strong,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInstead of an easy victory he perceived and predicted, Putin left with burnt-out tanks and Russia\u2019s forces in disarray,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe thought he\u2019d get the Finlandization of NATO. Instead, he got the NATOization of Finland \u2014 and Sweden.  He thought NATO would fracture and divide. Instead, NATO is more united and more unified than ever before,\u201d the U.S. President said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putin found himself at war with a nation led by a man whose courage would be forged in fire and steel: President Zelenskyi, Biden said. Allies\u2019 support for Ukraine will not waver, he reassured. \u201cUkraine will never be a victory for Russia,\u201d Biden stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne year ago, the world was bracing for the fall of Kyiv. Well, I have just come from a visit to Kyiv, and I can report: Kyiv stands strong! Kyiv stands proud. It stands tall. And most important, it stands free,\u201d the U.S. President said.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biden directly addressed the Russian people at one point. \u201cThe United States and the nations of Europe do not seek to control or destroy Russia. The West was not plotting to attack Russia, as Putin said today,\u201d the U.S. President said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social psychology during the war. Ukraine in Flames #348<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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We live in a terrible, cruel and unpredictable time of war. As a society we experience emotional ups and downs, and that is completely normal. Nevertheless our emotional state is a reliance and resource that allows us to take care of ourselves and people around us. Watch Ukraine in flames #348 to find out about mood swings and conflicting emotions during the war, and how Ukrainians have built up psychological resilience during this turbulent year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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