A defiant President Vladimir Putin has said Russia was 'forced' to invade Ukraine, as he shrugged off Western sanctions and predicted the Russian economy will grow in a wide-ranging speech sallyguyoncourt reports
has said Russia was “forced” to invade Ukraine, as he shrugged off Western sanctions and predicted the Russian economy will grow in a wide-ranging speech.
“The war in Ukraine was begun by the Ukrainian regime with the support of their Western sponsors in 2014”, he said.“I was forced to use the armed forces in response to the request of the Donetsk in order to stop this armed operation.”
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