# Intimidating Russia is obviously impossible for everyone — Putin

https://mins.news/en/item/64842

- TASS, 2026-09-18 20:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2189961

> President Vladimir Putin said Russia cannot be intimidated, calling this obvious to everyone. Referring to the killing of precinct election commission chairwoman Yelena Astanina in an attack by Ukrainian forces in the Zaporozhye Region, he said Kiev’s real aim is its unwillingness to negotiate.

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