# Putin: Kyiv must understand provocations will not improve its position

https://mins.news/en/item/74400

- TASS, 2026-09-25 18:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2193079

> Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Kyiv regime must realize that provocative actions and escalating tensions will not produce the result it seeks, but will only worsen its position. He added that Ukraine was the first to strike Russian civilian infrastructure and should now face Russian retaliatory strikes.

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