Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an address to the Russian Federation of Independent Trade Unions, said yesterday that Russia is forced to protect its people, future, and sovereignty in a weaponized way. “Everyone understands in what conditions we live. We have been put in a position when the country is forced to protect its interests in a weaponized way, its people, its future, its sovereignty,” he said. “We have all grounds to think that the main goal of the masterminds behind the horrible murderous terror attack in Moscow was precisely damaging our unity. No other goals are even discernible,” he added.