The speech was expected to be about Ukraine, where Russia’s military is struggling seven months into its invasion and where Moscow is claiming four partially occupied regions as its own in a land grab condemned by Kyiv and the West. However, the bulk of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nationally televised address from the Kremlin’s opulent...
Taking aim at U.S., Putin casts Ukraine war as existential conflict for Russia
By Robert Coalson / RFE/RL and Mike Eckel / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty8 Mins Read