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Russian President Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin is a Russian politician.
Born on October 7, 1952 in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg. Moscow in Ukraine, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
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Putin accused the United States of treating other countries as "colonies" and said gloomy predictions about Russia's economy had not come true.
In a long speech condemning the United States and its allies, Putin said "nothing will remain the same in world politics."
According to him, the sanctions "blitzkrieg" against Moscow has never had a chance to succeed.
Putin added that the EU may lose more than $ 400 billion as a result of the sanctions, which he said will affect those who imposed them.
The Russian president also said the decision to launch what Moscow called a "special military operation" in Ukraine was difficult but necessary.
Putin postponed his speech before the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum over the cyber attack
The Russian invasion of Ukraine
Vladimir Putin