OREANDA-NEWS. For a long time, Ukraine has been turned into an anti-Russian foothold and “neo-Nazi shoots” have been grown in Kyiv, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on April 12 during a conversation with space industry workers at the Vostochny cosmodrome, TASS writes. The head of state stressed that for this reason a clash with Moscow was inevitable, "it was a matter of time."

They began to turn Ukraine into an anti-Russian foothold, they began to grow the sprouts of nationalism and neo-Nazism that had been there for a long time. The growth of neo-Nazism was specially grown, and Russia's clash with these forces was inevitable, they only chose the time to attack," Putin said.

The President, speaking about the special operation in Ukraine, especially noted the work of military units of the Russian Aerospace Forces, who use "the most modern types of weapons with unique, unparalleled characteristics."

On the eve it became known that Canadian instructors trained fighters of the Azov nationalist regiment as part of the UNIFIER training mission in Ukraine. Since 2014, the Canadian authorities have allocated almost $1 billion for the training of the Ukrainian military.

In addition, a source in the Russian law enforcement agencies said that foreign experts conducted a briefing for members of Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups. He added that the training camp took place from 4 to 7 April.