This edition is compiled out of articles, essays, executive orders, statements and speeches written and spoken by president Putin. This collection was created in order to shed light on the cause of the war and real plans of Russian president. His words are showing his true intent, his final goal that was formed years ago. His essays and speeches are reflecting clearly what actually caused the decision of the invasion and they are illustrating his reactions on the initial and current military developments in the Ukraine. This edition includes: Presidential Addresses: Address by the President of the Russian Federation, September 21, 2022 Address by the President of the Russian Federation, February 24, 2022 Address by the President of the Russian Federation, February 21, 2022 Executive Orders: Executive Order on measures implemented in Russian regions following Presidential Executive Order of October 19, 2022, on introducing martial law in the DPR, LPR and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, October 19, 2022 Executive Order introducing martial law in the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, October 19, 2022 Executive Order on partial mobilisation in the Russian Federation, September 21, 2022 Treaties: Accession of Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics and Zaporozhye and Kherson regions to Russia, September 30, 2022 Recognizing Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, February 21, 2022 Federal Law On Ratifying the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance Between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People's Republic, February 22, 2022 Federal Law On Ratifying the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance Between the Russian Federation and the Lugansk People's Republic, February 22, 2022 Memorandum on fulfillment of the provisions of the Protocol on the results of consultations of the Trilateral Contact Group Minsk Protocol II. Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements Statements Joint Statement of the Leaders of the Five Nuclear-Weapons States on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races, January 3, 2022 Essay: On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians Statements: Joint Statement of the Leaders of the Five Nuclear-Weapons States on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races, January 3, 2022 The New World Order Statement by Vladimir Putin on additional steps to de-escalate the situation in Europe after the termination of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), October 26, 2020 The 'Putin Plan' for settling the conflict in Ukraine, September 3, 2014 Speeches: Address on National Guard Day March 27, 2023 Meeting of Federal Security Service Board, February 28, 2023 Meeting with mothers of military personnel – participants in the special military operation, November 25, 2022 Meeting with heads of CIS security and intelligence agencies, October 26, 2022 Meeting with members of the Government Coordination Council on the needs of the Russian Armed Forces, October 25, 2022 Meeting of the Security Council, October 19, 2022…
