RUSSIA: Putin said “He had asked the authorities in Kyiv not to engage in battles”

#BREAKINGNEWS#UKRAINE#RUSSIA: PUTIN SAID THAT HE HAD ASKED THE AUTHORITIES IN #KYIV NOT TO ENGAGE IN BATTLES &; TO WITHDRAW TROOPS from #Donbass in order to avoid bloodshed. “Now OPERATION Z is proceeding as planned. The Russian military is effectively performing its tasks.”