<p>Moscow: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia should have started its so-called Special Military Operation in Ukraine sooner than February 2022 and should have been better prepared for it.</p><p>Putin made the comment after being asked whether he would do anything different if he could go back in time to the start of 2022 and change something.</p>.Russia to try jailed Kremlin critic Navalny for slander amid EU talks.<p>Putin said that Russia started the campaign "without any special preparation" because it was impossible to wait and watch the situation deteriorate any further.</p><p>When asked how the conflict has changed him, Putin said that he now joked less and had almost stopped laughing. </p>
<p>Moscow: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia should have started its so-called Special Military Operation in Ukraine sooner than February 2022 and should have been better prepared for it.</p><p>Putin made the comment after being asked whether he would do anything different if he could go back in time to the start of 2022 and change something.</p>.Russia to try jailed Kremlin critic Navalny for slander amid EU talks.<p>Putin said that Russia started the campaign "without any special preparation" because it was impossible to wait and watch the situation deteriorate any further.</p><p>When asked how the conflict has changed him, Putin said that he now joked less and had almost stopped laughing. </p>