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KIEV, Ukraine – A hawkish Vladimir Putin capped off a tumultuous year in Moscow on Thursday with his annual state of the nation address, during which he defended Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the country’s bullish foreign policy, saying it is needed to ensure its survival.
Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean peninsula in March after the ouster of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych, sparking the worst geopolitical confrontation with the U.S. and its allies since the Cold War.
Speaking to top Russian officials and dignitaries at the Kremlin for just over an hour, Putin said he wasn’t interested in further isolation or getting involved in an arms race. But he lambasted the West over the crisis in Ukraine, saying that even if the events in Crimea had not transpired, the U.S. would have found another way to sanction Russia Read more...
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