Ukraine war live updates: 'They began the conflict,' Putin blames West in state for the country address; China's top negotiator to visit Moscow 2023 most recent news

Ukraine war live updates: 'They began the conflict,' Putin blames West in state for the country address; China's top negotiator to visit Moscow 2023 most recent news

President Vladimir Putin gave an appraisal of Moscow's alleged "exceptional military activity" in Ukraine and the effect on Russia's economy during his condition of the country address Tuesday.

Putin blamed Ukraine and the West for inciting the contention by accumulating its tactical presence along Russia's line.

"They began the conflict, and we involved the power to stop it," Putin expressed by an interpretation of the discourse in Moscow.

China's top negotiator, Wang Yi, is likewise because of visit Moscow Tuesday. He might meet with Putin, as indicated by Russian authorities.

The visit follows an unexpected outing by U.S. President Joe Biden to Kyiv Monday, when he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in front of the attack's one-year commemoration on Friday.

During the visit, Biden vowed to convey another bundle of U.S. help to Ukraine worth $500 million. The subsidizing incorporates cannons ammo, against protective layer frameworks and air reconnaissance radars.