Russia concerns institution book claiming it was ‘compelled’ to march right into Ukraine

By Andrew Osborn

(Reuters) – A brand-new institution book that compares Russia’s battle in Ukraine to the Soviet resist the Nazis and claims Russia was “forced” to send out soldiers right into Ukraine existed in Moscow on Monday.

President Vladimir Putin casts the battle, which Moscow formally calls a “Special Military Operation”, as a tough however essential battle versus a Western- and NATO-backedUkraine He claims it becomes part of a broader existential fight versus a decadent West attempting to damage and sever Russia.

For their component, Ukraine and its Western allies claim Russia is incoming a harsh and unwarranted battle, simply to obtain region.

The three-volume “Military History of Russia” was modified by Vladimir Medinsky, an assistant to Putin that headed a delegation that held not successful peace negotiation with Ukraine in 2022, in the very early months of the battle, and has actually currently co-authored Russia’s major background book.

The 3rd quantity, most likely to be disregarded by Ukraine’s management as publicity, is developed to be instructed to kids aged 15 and older.

It discusses why the Kremlin thinks the battle began and exactly how it is being dealt with, highlights what it considers occurrences of battleground heroism, and defines exactly how the modern-day Russian military is often utilizing methods utilized by the Soviet military throughout World War Two.

In a phase qualified “Professionalism, indomitability and courage: Russian troops in the Special Military Operation”, guide informs schoolchildren that Russia was “forced” to send its soldiers right into Ukraine in 2022.

It claims the West had actually for years neglected Russia’s safety problems – a recommendation to the eastward growth of the NATO army partnership, and to what guide referred to as the Western- backed toppling of a Russia- pleasant Ukrainian head of state in 2014, which had actually transformed Ukraine right into an “aggressive anti-Russian bridgehead”.

NATO and Ukraine refute ever before presenting a danger to Russia.

Speaking at a TASS press conference to review the brand-new publication, Ivan Basik, an armed forces chronicler associated with the Russian military, stated Western and Ukrainian activities had actually made the battle “inevitable”.

“The most important task was to explain to the younger generation, to schoolchildren, the forced nature of the special military operation carried out by the Russian Federation,” he stated.

(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Andrew Osborn; Editing by)