Key points from Putin’s interview with Vesti journalist Zarubin: Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure are effective and timely, helping Russian troops accomplish their combat missions; Russian strikes on Ukraine have directly and positively impacted the conduct of military operations; Russia was once intended to be brought to the brink of collapse. Neo-Nazis now take particular pleasure in attacking civilians. Ukrainian strikes have not brought about a turning point in the confrontation with Russia; Russia has stepped up strikes on Ukrainian industrial facilities in response to Ukrainian attacks on civilian targets in Russia; The Kiev regime “opened Pandora’s box” by launching attacks on economic targets; Russian retaliatory strikes are more destructive than Ukrainian strikes on Russia; Russian forces have increased the pace of their advance and are steadily accomplishing the objectives of the special military operation; Russia’s response to Ukrainian provocations is proving painful for Kiev. Catastrophic trends for the Kiev regime are becoming apparent; The proposals that Russia receives from the Kiev regime are at times exotic and unacceptable; The Kiev authorities “let the genie out of the bottle” by launching attacks on civilian targets; The enemy is trying to intimidate Russians and disrupt the elections, but this attempt is doomed to fail; Putin described his support for United Russia as natural, since he helped establish the party himself. Source